Moccasins

Date created
1940–1950
Culture/People
Minnesota Chippewa [Bois Forte/Nett Lake, Minnesota]
Previous owner
Judith Strand Chirgwin (Judith Lee Strand/Mrs. Henry T. Chirgwin), Non-Indian, 1931-2019
Tom Chirgwin, Non-Indian
Donor
Tom Chirgwin, Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased by Judith Strand Chirgwin (Judith Lee Strand/Mrs. Henry T. Chirgwin, 1931-2019) or members of the Strand family in the 1940s during visits to the Nett Lake Indian Reservation; inherited by her son Tom Chirgwin; donated to NMAI by Tom Chirgwin in 2019.
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Place
Nett Lake Sector, Bois Forte Reservation; Koochiching County, Saint Louis County; Minnesota; USA
See related items
Minnesota Chippewa [Bois Forte/Nett Lake, Minnesota]
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
27/558
Barcode
270558.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Object Name
Moccasins
Media/Materials
Hide, velvet, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, wool yarn, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
27.5 x 15.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6249d383f-4af8-45d6-84e3-706552d22ad5
Record ID
NMAI_416403