Minneapolis Institute of Art

Pair of Moccasins

Nēhiyawak (Cree) artist

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Animal hide, beads

Culture

Nēhiyawak (Cree)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Nehiiyawak are one of the most northern Plains tribes, occupying portions of Canada. Because they were numerous and inhabited a vast territory, their spot-stitch style of beadwork and decorative patterns, influenced neighboring tribes such as the Pikuni and A'aninin. Nēhiyawak (Cree), United States, Americas

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