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Dance Slippers
Dance Slippers
Artist (1909-1993, Gwich'in (Kutchin))

Dance Slippers

Datec. 1980
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 4 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (12.7 × 11.4 × 24.1 cm)
Object numberT0654a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextAn Athapaskan woman’s ability to sew well-made and finely-decorated footwear has always been an important skill. These moccasins and slippers are decorated with beadwork in a floral pattern and both are lined with fur. Throughout the 20th century Athapaskan women have used their needlework skills to fill family needs and produce items for sale. Prized fancy footwear such as these pairs are treasured and used for special events.
ProvenanceTaylor Museum (1983.25a,b), Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyDuncan, Kate with Eunice Carney. A Special Gift: The Kutchin Beadwork Tradition. Seattle: University of Washington, 1988, p.43 (Repr. University of Alaska Press, 1997).

Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.403.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 461.
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