Adult Moccasins
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Item's Choctaw Name: Shulush Shohala
Item's English Name: Moccasins
Age: 1900 or before
Material: Braintan deer hide
Dimensions:
Length = 25.5cm Height = 19cm, Length of Upper =18cm Height of Upper = 7.5cm Ankle Width = 13.5cm Toe Seam Length = 7.7cm
Origin: Purchased by Smithsonian, 1924
Current Owner: National Museum of the American Indian #136067.000
Location: Smithsonian Cultural Resource Center
Notes: These are early-style Choctaw moccasins, probably intended for a man to wear. They are made from deer hide that has been wet-scraped. The exterior of the hide was heavily smoked a dark reddish color. The interior is less heavily smoked. The flesh side of the hide forms the interior of the moccasins, and manifests light scoremarks from skinning. The exterior of the leather has many discolorations left from grain being removed late in the tanning process. The edges of the moccasins have been cut out with a knife, rather than scissors. All leather lacings, including the toe tabs were secured at their beginnings and endings with an overhand knot. These moccasins appear to have some light wear. |
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