Moccasin vamp ornament

Date created
1919-1920
Culture/People
Mattaponi
Artist/Maker
Mary E. Langston (Mrs. John H. Langston), Mattaponi, ca. 1853-ca. 1925
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collection History
Collected in 1920 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1920.
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Place
Mattaponi Reservation; King William County; Virginia; USA (inferred)
See related items
Mattaponi
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Return to a Native Place
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
9/7739
Barcode
097739.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Object Name
Moccasin vamp ornament
Media/Materials
Turkey feather/feathers, guinea fowl feather/feathers, goose feather/feathers, cotton yarn
Techniques
Knitted
Dimensions
16 x 11 x 3 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644f11b75-316a-4277-b297-3388df0d1bbd
Record ID
NMAI_105656