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Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceMorning 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. 68.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.133.
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. 162.
Culture
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Moccasins
Date1890-1910
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (7 × 8.3 × 21 cm)
Object numberT0358a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Steve Tague?
Label TextThe American flag is a carefully integrated design element on this pair of moccasins. Although flag imagery became common in Sioux beadwork in the late 19th century, traditional Sioux symbolism also remained important. The stepped pyramids on the sides are said to represent mountains, and the smaller pyramids represent tipis. The two elongated elements in green beadwork represent buffalo tracks. They likely refer to the wearer’s spiritual association with the buffalo.Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA, December 6, 1994 - May 2, 1995.
ProvenanceMorning 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. 68.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.133.
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. 162.
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