Moccasin Vamp
Name/Title
Moccasin VampEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.145Description
Beaded, fabric moccasin vamp (top of foot). Design includes light blue and dark blue quatrefoil motif with green, spiral motif nearer the toe. Edged in black and white beading.Context
This single Moccasin vamp, with quatrefoil motif and tipped lines was found in Norwood, NH. It has a couple other regionally diagnostic motifs such as the two-color radiating lines and the green twisted outline beadwork.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1840Place
State/Province
New HampshireCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American