Moccasins with beaded vamp
Canada footwear
9 x 4 in. (23 x 10 cm)
Object Type:
footwear
Creation Places:
North America, Canada, Labrador
Credit Line:
Gift of Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1974.1.20.1.a&b
Example of spot-stitch sewing where threaded beads are laid in a design and then sewn in place (1974) onto heavy cotton backing. Soft sole moccasin typical of Eastern Woodland form, made from single piece of leather. Quebec-Labrador Peninsula (1995 exhibition label)
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Location
Latitude: 55.4, Longitude: -60.9
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Down the Labrador: MacMillan in the Big Land The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 11/12/1999 - 9/2/2001
- Dressing It Up: Beadwork in Northern Communities The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/25/2015 - 3/27/2016
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