Pair of Moccasins, ca. 1885

  • Crow, Native American

Deerskin, rawhide, and glass beads

  • Overall (1988.54.A): 10 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 inches (25.4 × 11.4 × 9.5 cm) Overall (1988.54.B): 10 × 4 × 3 1/2 inches (25.4 × 10.2 × 8.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, New Endowment Fund

1988.54

Department

Indigenous Americas

Edward Gregor (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1955, purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA) and his wife, Marion D. Pohrt

1986, given to their son, Thomas H. Pohrt

1988, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection. Seattle and London, 1992, cat. no. 130. Penney, David W. and George C. Longfish. Native American Art. Southport, CT, 1994, p. 102.

Crow, Native American, Pair of Moccasins, ca. 1885, deerskin, rawhide, and glass beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, New Endowment Fund, 1988.54.