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Moccasins
Moccasins
Datec. 1875
MediumLeather with glass beads, porcupine quill, dyed horsehair-filled tin cone dangles, and cotton cloth
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 10 1/2 in. (8.9 × 10.8 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.540a-b
Not on view
DescriptionPair of quill and beadwork moccasins.
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Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on right moccasin: NA Pl 14a / E/97 [with strike-through]; in ink on left moccasin: NA Pl 14a; E/97 [with strike-through]
Photograph by John Bentham.
Moccasins
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather with beads
Object number: 1984.1.1a-b
Knife Sheath
Knife Sheath
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and tin cone dangles
Object number: 1984.542
Awl case
Awl case
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather, porcupine quill, feathers, tin cones, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.535
Pipebag
Pipebag
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew, porcupine quill, yarn, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.533
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Slipper
Unknown artist, Turkish
Date: c. 1860-1880
Medium: Leather, dyed cotton, wool gold thread, silver thread, fur
Object number: 2023.10.9
Photo by John Bentham.
Inkciyo, Xhosa front apron
Date: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, metal washers, brass US millitary button, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.7
Photo by John Bentham.
Zulu Beaded Apron
Date: 20th century
Medium: Glass beads, cotton, thread
Object number: 2024.3.6
Photograph by John Bentham.
Woman's Hair Decoration
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Beaded blanket strip
Beaded blanket strip
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Tanned leather, sinew, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.532
Fragment of a beaded loop
Fragment of a beaded loop
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather and glass beads
Object number: 1984.536
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537
Beaded pouch
Beaded pouch
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew and glass seed beads
Object number: 1984.534