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Sioux Artist
Moccasins, n.d.
Beads on leather
3 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (7.94 x 9.53 x 26.04 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Leatherworking and beadworking
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P2058a,b
Buckskin moccasins with stiff soles and completely beaded uppers. Elliptical green section with a central blue bar. Step-pyramids on the blue border. Cloth lining and split, partially beaded flap.
Materials
glass beads and leather
Commentary
Women developed designs specifically for moccasins to accommodate the characteristic shape and limited surface area available for decoration. These two pairs of moccasins feature ornamental borders that follow the seam connecting the upper to the seprate stiff sole. The form in the central area--two sheath-shaped areas seprated by a bar--is known as the "buffalo hoof" pattern becasue it echoes a bison hoof print. The beadwork on both pairs shows multicolored step pyramids and other geometric patterns, which were prevalent before the turn of the century. White was commonly used as a background color, as seen in one of these pairs of moccasins, and green was often used to fill the "buffalo hoof," as seeon in the other pair. Both pairs feautre at least two different shades of blue, reflecting the importance of blues of all hues.
Bibliography
Kathleen Howe, Nuance of Sky: Edgar Heap of Birds Invites Spirit Objects to Join His Art Practice (Claremont: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2013), 23 illustrated/color.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Ways of Seeing/Exhibiting American Indian Art: The Pomona College Collection Montgomery Gallery , 1/19/1994 - 3/20/1994
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (7.94 x 9.53 x 26.04 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
- Overall Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (7.94 x 9.53 x 26.35 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Nuance of Sky.
Nuance of Sky
Pomona College Museum of Art.
Claremont, 2013
Page Number: 23
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