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A similar pair in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History has been dated prior to 1847 see Feder, 1965, fig. 37b.
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A PAIR OF MICMAC BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS
Gathered at the toe, the canvas vamp beaded in red, white, pink and two shades of blue in fan-shaped patterns on a translucent blue and clear beaded ground, the cuffs with repeated fan-shaped designs in blue and white beads on red wool stroud with bands of zig-zags in blue and pink beads below, the lower portion of the cuffs bordered in pink ribbon and tied in front, the upper portion bordered in blue wool, 8in. (20.2cm.) long (2)
Gathered at the toe, the canvas vamp beaded in red, white, pink and two shades of blue in fan-shaped patterns on a translucent blue and clear beaded ground, the cuffs with repeated fan-shaped designs in blue and white beads on red wool stroud with bands of zig-zags in blue and pink beads below, the lower portion of the cuffs bordered in pink ribbon and tied in front, the upper portion bordered in blue wool, 8in. (20.2cm.) long (2)