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Moccasin

Gallery Location
Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture
Maker
Northern Ojibwa
Medium Moose skin, glass beads, fur, cloth
Geography
Weagamow Lake, Ontario, Canada
Date 1950s
Dimensions 9 x 27 x 13 cm
Object number 959.50.179.A
Description
Moccasins of moose or caribou skin are worn throughout the winter and during the summer if the ground is dry. The flesh face of the skin forms the inner surface of the moccasins. Moccasins made without ankle pieces are often decorated with floral or geometric designs using glass beads, silk and cotton thread, or dyed porcupine quill embroidery.
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