Moccasins

Full view of some Moccasins
Northeastern Woodlands, Canada, about 1880
Buckskin, beads, dyed porcupine quills, cloth
Accession Number 56.28.22

Mothers provided their children with beautifully crafted clothing. The soft, pliable buckskin of the moccasins fit the growing child’s foot.

Dyed and flattened porcupine quills were used to decorate this pair of moccasins – a time-consuming traditional skill.


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