Woman's Shoes

ca. 1920

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 Lakota woman beaded moccasin designs on this pair of mass-produced canvas shoes. Traditional triangular motifs run along the sole, and zigzag lines appear along the ankle. The red line in front of the laces echoes the tradition of beading a contrasting band of color across the top of a moccasin. This type of solid beading was common in the early twentieth century.

Artwork Details

Overview

Exhibition History

Title: Woman's Shoes
Date: ca. 1920
Geography: United States, North or South Dakota
Culture: Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Medium: Commercial canvas and leather shoes, glass and metallic beads
Dimensions: Length: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification: Beads-Costumes
Credit Line: Collection of John and Marva Warnock
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing