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basic Ohio style mocs(Wyandot/Shawnee/Delaware)
primitivepaulette:
The Wendat mocs you posted sure are exquisite. Not sure what I am looking at. Quills or moose haired embroidery? The might logically be moose skin too, right? They are truly lovely to look at. What incredible work. :D
Thx for posting these.
richardzane:
thanks Paulette,
thats a good question ...about these i'm not sure if its fine quill or moose hair embroidery or a combination?
I saw some amazing pieces when in Quebec visiting our Wendat cousins (formally called the Huron of Lorette)
saw a deerskin long coat made in the style of european fashion in the 1800s and it had these amazing leaf designs on it.
The moose hair being hollow and also shading from dark to light, acts just like tiny quills. when its dyed you get this amazing "shaded" 3D look.
As far as I know the Wendat don't do the same kind of tight embroidery anymore,
but they do make a "rosette" from moose hair that they add to moccasins.
IndianGuy:
very nice, very traditional, I think a build along is in order?
Fred Arnold:
Those are nice!!! I'd also like to see a build along and see your pattern. I have some elk hide and buffalo hide that I'd like to use for a couple pair.
Dharma:
Nice! The mocs here have hard-soles made from rawhide and the soles are white. The soles are hard to turn cactus needles and sharp rocks. Some call them Kaibab moccasins but a Navajo moccasin maker assured me this was a trade name and not what they really called them.
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