Moccasins
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1835 and 1845 by Henry Clinton Carter (1811-1894, a trader) at Crown Point, Indiana; inherited by his daughters Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin, 1868-1954) and Henrietta M. Carter (1865-1948); purchased by MAI from Grace Carter Marvin and Henrietta M. Carter in 1940.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 20/2177
- Barcode
- 202177.000
- Culture/People
- Miami
- Collector
- Henry Clinton Carter, Non-Indian, 1811-1894
- Previous owner
- Henry Clinton Carter, Non-Indian, 1811-1894
- Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin), Non-Indian, 1868-1954
- Henrietta M. Carter, Non-Indian, 1865-1948
- Seller
- Grace Carter Marvin (Mrs. David Meeker Marvin), Non-Indian, 1868-1954
- Henrietta M. Carter, Non-Indian, 1865-1948
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
- Object Name
- Moccasins
- Media/Materials
- Hide, wool cloth, silk cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork
- Place
- Indiana; USA
- See related items
- Miami
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
- Record ID
- NMAI_215961
- Usage
- CC0
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