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Moccasins
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Artist Unknown (Nehiiyawak (Cree))
Date

c. 1890
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location Not on view.
Moccasins, Artist Unknown (Nehiiyawak (Cree))
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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.
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Medium: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Beadwork | Animal hide, beads
Size: 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (25.4 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm) (each)
Creation Place: North America, United States, Great Plains region
Culture: Nehiiyawak (Cree), North America, United States, Great Plains region
Style: 19th century
Physical Description: rawhide soles; tanned uppers; split tongues; tops beaded overall with stripes and crosses in green, black, red and white
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Ulrich Acquisition Fund and The Driscoll Art Accessions Endowment Fund
Accession Number: 2002.57.8a,b
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Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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