Moccasins

Date created
1981
Culture/People
probably Gwich'in (Kutchin) (attributed)
Artist/Maker
Margaret John, Gwich'in (Kutchin), 1909-1992
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum Shop
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the museum shop at Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum (Fort Yukon, Alaska) in 1981; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Fort Yukon; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1070
Barcode
261070.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Object Name
Moccasins
Media/Materials
Moose hide/skin, glass bead/beads, rabbit skin/fur, felt, thread
Techniques
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, tanned
Dimensions
26.0 x 13.5 x 14.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d5e8864-f274-4881-9ccd-061f54a46fcc
Record ID
NMAI_277165