pair of beaded moccasins, unrecorded Numunuu artist

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unrecorded Numunuu artist, pair of beaded moccasins
unrecorded Numunuu artist, pair of beaded moccasins
unrecorded Numunuu artist
pair of beaded moccasins
late 1800s–1980
pair of beaded moccasins, late 1800s–1980
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: pigment; metal; rawhide; beading; buckskin
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): a 11 x 15.5 x 30 cm length includes side fringe, not back fringe
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 4 5/16 x 6 1/8 x 11 13/16 in
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): b 11 x 19 x 30 cm length and width includes fringe as it lays
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 4 5/16 x 7 1/2 x 11 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Ann and Britt Brown, Blackbear Bosin Collection
Accession number: 2007.3810.a,b
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place," Sep-2011, Nancy Mahaney These Comanche moccasins reveal an integration of Kiowa style with southern plains fringe on the heel and vamp or top of the shoe. They were probably considered festive garb used only for ceremonies or celebrations. They consist of a dyed green/yellow vamp (foot proper) and a beaded rosette tassel with a metal stud at the center. Red, white, and blue seed beads trim the vamp and/or top.