Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1851 by Samuel W. Woodhouse (1821-1904), a surgeon and naturalist who accompanied the Topographical Engineer Corps during the Sitgreaves Expedition to explore the Zuni and Colorado Rivers; inherited by his son, Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr. (1873-1943); donated to MAI by Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr. in 1923.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek) (attributed)
- Collector
- Samuel W. Woodhouse, Non-Indian, 1821-1904
- Previous owner
- Samuel W. Woodhouse, Non-Indian, 1821-1904
- Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr., Non-Indian, 1873-1943
- Seller
- Samuel W. Woodhouse, Jr., Non-Indian, 1873-1943
- Object Name
- Moccasins
- Media/Materials
- Hide, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Sewn
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Footwear
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