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Native American
Native American - Northeast and Southeast Woodland
Footwear ➔ Moccasins

Identifier:

117069

Description:

This pair of moccasins is decorated with beads of blue, yellow, red, white, green, brown, and pink. They have a satin ribbon at the front of the ankle and were made around 1850 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, by a Chippewa maker. 

Date:

circa 1850

Materials:

Silk Ribbon, Hide, Velvet, Glass Beads

Current Location Status:

In Storage

Collection Tier:

Tier 2

Source:

Gift of Angie McKee

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Exhibits/Programs:

Anishinabek: The People of this Place (1995 – 2025)

Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place (after 2026)

Redesign of the Anishinabek: The People of this Place exhibit. Ideas for potential artifacts.

Related Entity:

Angie Sophia McKee (donor)
Alternate names: Mrs. J. Langdon McKee, Mrs. James Langdon McKee
Angie Sophia Buchanan McKee was born in 1872 to John and Sophia Buchanan. She was the youngest of six children. She married James Langdon McKee and passed away in 1961. 

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