Artist:SiouxYanktonai, Nakota, Sioux
Medium: Hide, beads, bird quills, porcupine quills, tin, deer hair, sinew, pigment
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Dates:early 19th century
Dimensions: 4 x 5 x 11 in. (10.2 x 12.7 x 27.9 cm)
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Accession Number: 50.67.23a-b
Image: 50.67.23a-b_PS2.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Pair of moccasins constructed from a single piece of recycled buffalo hide, formerly painted, these side seam moccasins retain some of the design known as "box and border," in particular one of the terminal parts of the "box" pattern on the painted soles. The painting may have been scraped off the piece of the skin that forms the upper section. The decoration of the vamp is primarily bird quills. These "U" shaped sections of the moccasins are made up of concentric parallel lines. The bottom of the "U" nearer the toe is composed of three yellow bands, alternating with orange. The upper part of the "U" is physically continuous with this, but is delineated by an abrupt change in color. Alternating rectangles of brown and blue make up the parallel, shorter bands in this section. Thin rows of yellow, orange, and black porcupine quill cover the side seam. Blue pony beads adorn the edge of the tongue and cuff. The laces are ornamented at the tips with tin cones stuffed with red deer hair. All the sewing is done with sinew. See Jarvis supplemental file in Arts of Americas' office.