This pair of child's moccasins is fully beaded in clear beads with bison designs in cranberry and white beads and leaves of green beads. There are clear beads encircling the opening of the moccasins. On the back of the ankle of the moccasins there are two groups of two lines of green beads. "Bushyhead" is written with ink in black on the soles. These moccasins were made by the wife of Osage Chief Bacon Rind.

Bushyhead was a Cherokee Christian leader. Made by the Cherokee wife of Osage Chief Bacon Rind. These moccasins are late 19th century, post-Civil War Cherokee moccasins. These were created with influence of the Cheyenne style.

Tags: hard sole, buffalo, child, kid, children, beadwork, leather ties, floral designs, red, green, glass beads
People: Cherokee
Places: Southern Plains, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology