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A single Cree moccasin
A single Cree or Cree-Metis made moose skin moccasin. The moccasin has a red felt vamp, which has been edged with bird quill. Wide, pinked, cuffs have been sewn onto the moccasin with leather strips interwoven around the bottom of the cuff to tie the foot in.
This one of a number of Cree/Cree-Metis objects brought back by Admiral Sir George Back (1796-1878) from Canada during one of the three overland expeditions that he participated in or, in the case of the 1833-1835 expedition, led. However, we do not know from which the moccasin was acquired.
This one of a number of Cree/Cree-Metis objects brought back by Admiral Sir George Back (1796-1878) from Canada during one of the three overland expeditions that he participated in or, in the case of the 1833-1835 expedition, led. However, we do not know from which the moccasin was acquired.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA9294 |
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| Type: | Moccasin |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Circa 1819-1835 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 120 mm x 300 mm x 240 mm |