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Native American Moccasins (pair)

Native American Moccasins (pair)


Title	Native American Moccasins (pair)
Coverage / Year	Late 19th century to early 20th century; Central Plains region;
Description	Moccasins are footwear made of leather. This pair has soft deerskin uppers and hardened rawhide soles; they are stitched entirely by hand. The uppers are decorated with white, red and blue beads sewn on in geometric patterns. Leather ties around the ankles secured the moccasins.
Interpretation	'Moccasin' is the Algonquin word for leather footwear and has come to be used for all soft leather shoes worn by indigenous (native) peoples of North America. Men and women wore identical syles. Moccasins were one of the first art forms that Native Americans sold to non-natives. Women usually were responsible for stretching, cleaning and tanning raw hides. Spanish settlers introduced glass beads to Native Americans in the late 15th century. By the middle of the 19th century, beads had completely replaced porcupine quills, moose hair, and other clay beads as decoration applied to native clothing.
Lesson Plans / Themes	American communities in history; Westward Expansion; Native American Stories;
Learning Standards	16 History; 18 Social Systems; 25-27 Fine Arts;
Author or Creator	Native American, Sioux culture, Cheyenne tribe;
Source	Donated to the Lakeview Museum by Bruce Stewart;
Subject / Keywords	Footwear; Moccasins; Clothing & dress; Apparel; Native American; Indians of North America; Shoes; Leather; Algonquin
Collection Publisher	Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	LVM2000.017;
CONTENTdm file name	6567201972002_NatAmermoccasins.jpg

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