Great Lakes Girls
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Object Label
Teri Greeves created this piece by hand-sewing beads, Swarovski crystals, silver conchos, and spiny-oyster shell cabochons on a pair of high-heeled tennis shoes designed by Steve Madden. The inner panels are inspired by Great Lakes tribes’ floral designs. The outside panels depict contemporary jingle dress dancers swaying to the drumming during a powwow. Each woman depicted on the shoes wears full regalia, including a beaded dress, moccasins, and a belt with real silver conchos. Greeves’s detailed beadwork melds traditional technique with modern fashion in a lively contemporary tour de force.
Caption
Teri Greeves Kiowa, born 1970. Great Lakes Girls, 2008. Glass beads, bugle beads, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver stamped conchae, spiny oyster shell cabochons, canvas high-heeled sneakers, each: 11 1/2 x 9 x 3 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley J. Love, by exchange, 2009.1a-b. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2009.1a-b_side1_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Great Lakes Girls
Date
2008
Geography
Place made: Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Medium
Glass beads, bugle beads, Swarovski crystals, sterling silver stamped conchae, spiny oyster shell cabochons, canvas high-heeled sneakers
Classification
Dimensions
each: 11 1/2 x 9 x 3 in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Stanley J. Love, by exchange
Accession Number
2009.1a-b
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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