Minneapolis Institute of Art

Moccasins

Pikuni (Blackfoot) artist

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Animal hide, sinew, cotton, glass beads

Culture

Pikuni (Blackfeet)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pikuni moccasin construction and beadwork techniques are similar to those of their tribal neighbors, the A'ani (Gros Ventre) and the Nehiiyawak (Plains Cree). All three tribes use the chevron design on the vamps of their moccasins, and often use the spot stitch technique. Pikuni (Blackfeet), United States, Americas

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