Penobscot child's moccasins, ca. 1870
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
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The pieces of red and navy-black broadcloth used in these Penobscot moccasins are "annuity cloth," issued twice a year to each family as part of payment of interest on money owed by the State of Maine for Indian lands.
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- Title: Penobscot child's moccasins, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Town: Indian Island
- County: Penobscot
- State: ME
- Media: Cloth, beads
- Local Code: HM 2541.1
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
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LC Subject Headings
Penobscot Indians
Indian beadwork
Indian children
Moccasins
Penobscot Indians--Clothing and dress
Native American artifacts
Indians of North America--Maine
Penobscot art
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