Pair of Moccasins

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pair of Moccasins

Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) artistLinkedCulture matchlcp-91ed22e0bbe2

Date
c. 1890
Medium
Animal hide, beads
Culture
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
61031

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The Tsistsistas are known for their well-crafted footwear, which often have beaded images drawn from traditional life. A red bird has been beaded on the upper portion of the moccasins shown here, referencing the Thunderbird, a being that is important in the Tsistsistas cosmos. Beaded on the other moccasins is a red cross, which does not represent Christianity, instead symbolizes the Morning Star, another figure in Tsistsistas traditions. Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), United States, Americas

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The Ulrich Acquisition Fund and The Driscoll Art Accessions Endowment Fund

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