Moccasins

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Culture/People: probably Turtle Mountain Chippewa (attributed)
Collector: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894
Previous owner: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894; Edna B. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1883-1967; J. Harold Waugh (John Harold Waugh), Non-Indian, 1878-1956; Ella Hammond Waugh (Mrs. John H. Waugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1946
Honoree: Major John H. Waugh, Non-Indian, 1853-1894

Collection History: Collected by Major John H. Waugh (1853-1894, U.S. Indian agent at the Turtle Mountain and Fort Totten/Devil's Lake reservations from 1890 to 1893); inherited by his widow, Ella Hammond Waugh (1853-1946), and his children, John Harold Waugh (1878-1956) and Edna B. Waugh (1883-1967); lent to MAI by Ella Waugh, John Waugh, and Edna Waugh in 1941 in memory of Major Waugh and never reclaimed.
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Place: Turtle Mountain Reservation; Rolette County; North Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Turtle Mountain Chippewa; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/4553
Barcode: 204553.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Moccasins
Media/Materials: Hide, wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads, embroidery floss
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, embroidered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bbde30ba-5e89-4eeb-9dd4-ce0f861f77a2

Record ID: NMAI_218547