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Collection	ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Name	Moccasin (one)
Object Name	shoe
Object Number	ABDUA:5591
Other Number	E133+1
Other Number Type	old number
Brief Description	Single moccasin. Native tanned. Heel and vamp seam. The moccasin has been repaired in two places. A small patch on untanned hide has been added on the heel. It has an additional sole hand-stitched on and signs of having been worn. This sole has been attached with ?thread. It appears to have previously had another sole added which has been replaced [traces of stitches remain and there is a difference in the colouration of the hide]. One cuff has been sewn on, the other is not. This may suggest that the maker did not have enough hide. It has a single band of zigzag quillwork covering the heel seam and two unusual sets of extending lines curving out from heel seem. One set curves down to the sole and the other curves upward towards the ankle. These are single quill stitch. There are four lines of zigzag quillwork on each cuff in the same geometric pattern. There is a densely packed row of long metal cones with remnants of red dyed deer hair on both sides. At the top of the cone where it joins the cuff there is a little bit of red dyed quill wrapping. There are two rows of yellow beaded triple bead clusters edging the cuffs. There is a triple row of quillwork on the seam of the vamp. There are larger white beads at the end of the vamp where the puckering joins the central seam.
Dimensions	L: 255 mm, W: 100 mm, H: 90 mm
Materials	leather, buckskin, quill, cloth
Technique	quillwork
Maker	Iroquois
Object Production Date	1800-1840
Place Key	North America, North East Woodlands - Iroquois
Field Collector	Thomson, Mr Alexander
Inscription Content	Old label: "Iroquois. Early 19th century".
Aquisition Source	Christ's College, Aberdeen
Aquisition Date	23/05/1952

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