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Man's Moccasins

ca. 1890
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
A Cheyenne woman created a representation of the spiritual world on this pair of moccasins. On the top, she beaded a bird, the messenger between humans and the Creator. Around the base, she added two other elements associated with complex Cheyenne spiritual beliefs—a continuous red line and series of stepped triangles. The long fringes trailing from the heels brought movement, and these, along with the leather, are painted a deep yellow, like much of Southern Plains clothing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man's Moccasins
  • Date: ca. 1890
  • Geography: United States, Oklahoma
  • Culture: Southern Cheyenne
  • Medium: Native-tanned leather, glass beads, pigment
  • Dimensions: 4 × 3 5/8 × 10 5/8 in. (10.2 × 9.2 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Hide-Costumes
  • Credit Line: Collection of Teri and Tony Perry
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing