Pair of Cree moccasins made from velvet cloth and decorated with floral beadwork. After tribes were forced onto reservations they had to use materials that were available for clothing. So instead of using deer hide for their clothing and moccasins, they had to use available cloth.

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Pair of Cree moccasins made from velvet cloth and decorated with floral beadwork. After tribes were forced onto reservations they had to use materials that were available for clothing. So instead of using deer hide for their clothing and moccasins, they had to use available cloth.

Copyright Marilyn Angel Wynn


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