Moccasins

Culture: Tsistsistas / Suhtai (Cheyenne) artist
Culture: Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) artist
Date: c.1900
Material: Tanned hide, rawhide, glass beads, and metal beads
made in: United States, North and Central America
Classification: Costume & clothing, textiles
Collection: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: right: 5 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 11 1/4 in. (12.7 × 9.5 × 28.6 cm)
left: 5 1/8 × 3 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (13 × 9.5 × 28.6 cm)
Credit Line: The Donald Danforth Jr. Collection, Gift of Mrs. Donald Danforth Jr.
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 171:2011a,b

NOTES

These moccasins present classic Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) beadwork of the highest quality. The strong white background, the triangle-shaped “tipi with doors” motif along the border, and the secondary hexagon design with a central window on the tip of the toe all speak to the Tsistsistas tradition. The back of the moccasin reveals another feature of Tsistsistas style: a thin contrasting vertical row of beads on the heel.

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