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Girl's beaded leather moccasins / Unknown

Essay/Description

Child’s beaded leather moccasins. White beading with geometric designs and lane of blue beading around perimeter. Band of green beads around heel. Green beaded buffalo print across vamp with a geometric design in the center. Split “V” cuff. All beadwork done with lazy stitch.

Curatorial Remarks

The Cheyenne and Arapaho lived next to each other; there was a lot of intermarriage. These moccasins have a standard design and have been worn (based on the wear on sole). These may or may not have been worn by a female. The hoof design in the middle is standard. It almost looks like a buffalo hoof. That may or may not have had any significance to the moccasins.

Tags: beadwork, leather, blue, green, white, red, hard sole, leather ties
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Girl's beaded leather moccasins
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Cheyenne or Arapaho
Date: 
circa 1900
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, sinew
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.401a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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