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Culture/People: Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Collector: Juliet Ridard, Non-Indian
Previous owner: Juliet Ridard, Non-Indian
Donor: Juliet Ridard, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected by Juliet Ridard at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Juliet Ridard in 1997.
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Date created: circa 1970

Catalog Number: 25/4557
Barcode: 254557.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Boots/High moccasins
Media/Materials: Moose hide/skin, wool felt, cotton cloth, wolverine skin/fur, wool yarn, hide thong/babiche, ribbon, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd, embroidered, tasseled
Dimensions: 24.5 x 10.5 x 26 cm

Place: Tsiigehtchic (Arctic Red River); Gwich'in Settlement Area; Northwest Territories; Canada

See related items: Gwich'in (Kutchin); Clothing/Garments: Footwear
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Outside Rasmuson Theater, Music and Dance

National Museum of the American Indian

Record ID: NMAI_270514

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws642f391c1-c5b3-495d-8710-0303f761973e

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