Pair of Moccasins

Artist:OsageSiouxCheyenne

Medium: Hide, beads

Geograhical Locations:

• Pahuska, Osage Village, Oklahoma, United States

Dates:early 20th century

Dimensions: Each: 10 13/16 x 4 5/16 in. (27.5 x 11 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains
• Objects of Myth and Memory
• Jeffrey Gibson: When Fire Is Applied to a Stone It Cracks

Accession Number: 11.694.9035a-b

Image: 11.694.9035a-b_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Pair of moccasins covered with beaded blue and red thunderbird (Swallow-tailed Kite?) designs on a white ground. According to Sean Standing Bear (Osage) 10/20/2000, a non-Osage person might have made these because the birds are positioned upside down. Osage design dictates that the birds would point skywards.

Brooklyn Museum