Moccasins

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Culture/People: probably Bush or Western Woods Cree (attributed)
Collector: Reverend William Washington Bolton (W. W. Bolton), Non-Indian, 1858-1946
Previous owner: Reverend William Washington Bolton (W. W. Bolton), Non-Indian, 1858-1946; Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
Donor: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942

Collection History: Collected by Reverend William Washington Bolton (1858-1946, a noted academic and explorer of Western Canada) between 1885 and 1886 when he was posted to Moosomin, Saskatchewan, as a missionary; given or transferred to his brother Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton in 1918.
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Place: Moosomin; Department of Assiniboia; Saskatchewan; Canada

See related items: Bush or Western Woods Cree; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/5811
Barcode: 075811.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d22cfde-b00d-4d5d-90e4-4b05bba38ca0

Record ID: NMAI_81864