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European Materials and Design for Moccasins
Moccasin-makers adopted European designs and materials for decoration. In the second half of the 19th century, fur traders brought embroidery thread, needles, and scissors to the north. Mission schools run by Ursuline Sisters, Grey Nuns and Anglicans played an important role in introducing European needlework techniques and motifs to the Athapaskans.
"My mother started me on sewing. As I was left-handed she had a hard time teaching me. She started me on silk embroidery, later on we learned bead work on our own."
Violet Rowenna McLeod
Look closely at each of these five pairs of moccasins to see how European floral designs or European materials - trade beads, stroud cloth, and thread embroidery - have been used.
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