Penobscot child's moccasins, ca. 1870
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Description
The pieces of red and navy-black broadcloth used in these Penobscot moccasins are "annuity cloth," issued twice a year to each family as part of payment of interest on money owed by the State of Maine for Indian lands.
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