Boy's beaded dance moccasins with fringed instep and beaded band above sole / Julia Pipestem

Curatorial Remarks

These are not traditional Otoe style; collected by the Osage. By mid-20th century, the Otoe were making a generic Southern style of moccasins. The outline bead work and fringe on the back of the moccasins are indicators of Southern Plains style.

Tags: pow wow moccasins, Southern Plains style moccasins, trailers
People: Otoe
Places: Southern Plains,
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Boy's beaded dance moccasins with fringed instep and beaded band above sole

Creator(s):

Julia Pipestem (Artist)

Harry Roy War Eagle (Used by)

Culture:

Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user)

Date:

1960

Period:

Contemporary

Place:

Hominy, Oklahoma, United States of America

Materials/Techniques:

semi-tanned skin, dye, glass, cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

Object Type:

Moccasins

Accession No:

84.829h-i

Previous Number(s):

84.829

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)
Length: 8in. (20.3cm)
Width: 3in. (7.6cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Julia Pipestem

Role(s):

Artist

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Harry Roy Red Eagle

Role(s):

Used by

Patterns in the Plains region

Women in the Plains region usually embroidered geometric polychrome designs with beads or quills. With white influence and trade, beads became more popular, though quillwork was still practiced (Furst and Furst 1982, 166). By the late 1830s women used beadwork more frequently, and by the late 1800s women were making entire garments, especially vests, moccasins, and leggings, covered with beads (Paterek 1994, 87). Early beadwork designs were geometric patterns, the inspiration for which often came from nature. In the late 1800s northern Plains Indians began using floral patterns, though geometric designs are the most commonly used in North American Indian art. Most of the symbolism of the decorations has been lost or kept secret, though some symbols ward off supernatural forces, like those for a baby’s cradleboard (Furst and Furst 1982, 167).

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Pipestem, Julia. Boy's beaded dance moccasins with fringed instep and beaded band above sole. 84.829h-i. 1960. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84829h-i (06/12/2019).

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Boy's beaded dance moccasins with fringed instep and beaded band above sole / Julia Pipestem

Curatorial Remarks

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Anthropology Item Information

Dimensions

About the Creator(s)

Tags and Search Terms

Patterns in the Plains region

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