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Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyFenichell, Jill Weitzman. "The Flag in American Indian Art." Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July, 23, 1993, p.73.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, p. 77, pl. 67.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.140.
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. 165.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Teton Sioux (Lakota) Moccasins
Date1900-1925
MediumHide, glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 14 cm)
Object numberT0343a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextPlains children learned early how to wear heavily-beaded clothing such as these moccasins. The glass beads added significant weight and stiffness to clothing. However, these were minor inconveniences for a child in light of the joy of wearing clothing that was richly embellished and cleverly designed especially for them.Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyFenichell, Jill Weitzman. "The Flag in American Indian Art." Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July, 23, 1993, p.73.
Herbst, Toby, and Joel Kopp. The Flag in American Indian Art. Cooperstown, NY: New York State Historical Association, 1993, p. 77, pl. 67.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.140.
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. 165.
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