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Beaded leather moccasins with fringed toe and yellow pigment / Unknown

Essay/Description

Beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs. Partially beaded moccasins, hard sole, red bands of beadwork, yellow pigment over entire moccasin. Matching design on toe, simple split fringe on toe. Peko (picot) edged.

Curatorial Remarks

Southern Plains, Comanche, Kiowa basic style moccasin. It is identified with the Native American Church and powwow. This style came about between the 1930s and 1940s.

Tags: beaded leather moccasins, fringed toe, yellow pigment, leather fringe, beadwork, blue beads, white beads, maroon beads
People: Kiowa, Southern Plains tribes
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: possibly domestic use or ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded leather moccasins with fringed toe and yellow pigment
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Kiowa or Comanche
Date: 
circa 1900
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Oklahoma, Southern Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
leather, glass, pigment
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.358a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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