Pair of Moccasins Item Number: 43.201.66a-b from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Crow moccasins. The quillwork is called Fort Berthold quillwork, a form of hatch quillwork done in North Dakota. It is unusual to see them on moccasins and this pair is very fine. They would not have been worn during a sun dance but used to slip on the feet when the dancer left the sun dance circle, or stepped out of the ring. The Hidatsa Arikara also made the sun design but the Sioux are the only ones who continued to do this design.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
Item History
- Made between 1180 and 1884
What
- Name
- Pair of Moccasins
- Identification Number
- 43.201.66a-b
- Type of Item
- moccasin and pair
- Material
- hide and porcupine twill
- Overall
- length 10.4375 in, width 3.9375 in
Who
- Culture
- Sioux and Hidatsa Arikara
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1180 and 1884
Other
- Classification
- Clothing