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Unknown Maker, Apsáalooke (Crow)

Moccasins

Maker

Unknown Maker, Apsáalooke (Crow)

Culture

Apsáalooke (Crow), Native North American

Title

Moccasins

Year

late 1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

leather, porcupine quill

Dimensions

26.4 cm (10 3/8 inches) (length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

43.112

Type

Exhibition History

Repair and Design Futures
Oct 05, 2018 – Jun 30, 2019

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In their making and maintenance, these works manifest repair and healing. They honor new life and community while providing physical and spiritual protection. The Crow moccasins mix precontact porcupine-quillwork techniques with designs made from glass beads acquired through European traders. A lifetime of heavy use is evident in the replacement sole, cut from a hide parfleche carrying case.

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Unknown Maker, Apsáalooke (Crow)
Moccasins, late 1800s-early 1900s
Leather embellished with glass beads and porcupine quills, rawhide sole from a parfleche
26.4 cm (10 3/8 inches) (length)
Museum Works of Art Fund 43.112

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