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Joyce Smarch
Ladies Beaded Moosehide Slippers-Floral Design-Size 6
$495.00
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Handmade in Yukon by Joyce Smarch
Commercially tanned moosehide
Lined with duffel
Beaver trim
Floral design
Approx ladies size 6
Joyce Smarch is a Carcross/Tagish First Nation citizen. Originally from Carcross, Yukon she now resides in Whitehorse. The Smarch family are well known as one of the most creative and skilled artistic families in The Yukon and have a long history of creating quality crafts.
The word moccasin originates from the Algonquin language. This word was used by settlers and has come to refer to any kind of indigenous slipper. Each First Nation have their own style of slipper that have been in constant creation for generations, generally handed down through one generation teaching the next.