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Pair of Moccasins

Arts of the Americas

MEDIUM Hide, beads
  • Place Made: United States
  • DATES early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 10 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (27 x 10 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 43.201.70a-b
    CREDIT LINE Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1936, provenance not yet documented; before 1936, acquired by Henry Harlow Brooks of New York, NY; by 1943, acquired from the estate of Henry Harlow Brooks by an anonymous donor; October 26,1943, gift of an anonymous donor to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pair of moccasins with beaded arrow design on the vamp. They are definitely Northern Plains. On Gros Vente moccasins one sees beaded designs like this on deer or elk hide, from around the Fort Belknap reservation region. But this "arrow" design is a very common and used by several different tribes. Since they do not look particularly Salish or Sioux, they are possibly Arapaho.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Arapaho Northern. Pair of Moccasins, early 20th century. Hide, beads, 10 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (27 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.70a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.70a-b_view3.jpg)
    IMAGE front, CUR.43.201.70a-b_view3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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    Arapaho Northern. <em>Pair of Moccasins</em>, early 20th century. Hide, beads, 10 5/8 x 3 15/16 in. (27 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.70a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.70a-b_view3.jpg)