pair of beaded moccasins

unrecorded Cheyenne artist, artist

pair of beaded moccasins, late 1800s–1962

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: beading; rawhide; metal beads; buckskin

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): a 11 x 9.5 x 28 cm
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 x 11 in
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): b 11 x 10 x 28 cm
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 4 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 11 in

Credit line: Gift of Westminster Foundation

Accession number: 2007.3757.a,b

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Exhibition Label:
"Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place," Sep-2011, Nancy Mahaney
The design and the overall beading suggest a male wearer. Cheyenne men’s moccasins made after 1900 usually have a central design on the top of the foot. The uppers and vamp (foot proper) are fully beaded in blue, red, green, and gold on a white background using a lane-stitch technique. This is a faster technique for covering large areas, as a number of beads are applied with each stitch. The end result is the creation of rows of stitches.