Moccasins were created by women artists as part of their traditional role of preparing clothing for their families. The floral patterns stem from a number of sources: European decorative arts, printed cotton textiles, or as a result of the training American Indian women received at mission schools. Regardless of origin, floral patterns employed by artists on clothing and domestic objects were reconfigured and then incorporated as symbols of American Indian identity.
Details
Artist | Eastern Sioux, Native American |
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Date | ca. 1890 |
Medium | buckskin, rawhide, fabric, and glass beads |
Dimensions | Overall (1988.31.A): 4 × 9 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (10.2 × 24.1 × 9.5 cm) Overall (1988.31.B): 3 1/2 × 9 7/8 × 3 1/2 inches (8.9 × 25.1 × 8.9 cm) |
Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation |
Accession Number | 1988.31 |
Department | Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas |
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Provenance
James O'Donnell (South Dakota, USA);
purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA) and his wife, Marion D. Pohrt;
1988-present, purchase by Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA) and his wife, Marion D. Pohrt;
1988-present, purchase by Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Seattle and London, 1992, no. 120.