Pair of Moccasins
CultureHaudenosaunee (Iroquois), probably Seneca, New York
Dateca. 1830
MediumNative tanned leather, natural and dyed porcupine quills, silk ribbon, and glass beads
Dimensions.1: 8 7/8 × 4 × 3 1/2 inches (22.54 × 10.16 × 8.89 cm)
.2: 9 × 4 × 3 5/8 inches (22.86 × 10.16 × 9.21 cm)
.2: 9 × 4 × 3 5/8 inches (22.86 × 10.16 × 9.21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Teressa Perry
Object number2018.70.1,2
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DescriptionA pair of finely ornamented moccasins with dyed porcupine quills, silk ribbon, and glass beads. Imagery includes double-curve and running geometric motifs in floral-like, scrolling confirurations, and broad bands of palited quillwork running down the center vamps.ProvenanceMrs. Teressa Perry, Edwards, Colorado;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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