Moccasin

Datec. 1900

MediumLeather and paint

Dimensions10 1/2 inches (26.7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number82.900.305.B

ClassificationsClothing and Accessories

DescriptionHard sole with white painted uppers and orange painted trim, flap and border above sole.

Label TextA style of moccasins worn by Pueblo people in the Southwest featured hard soles with soft uppers. Many, like this pair, had paint applied as the embellishment. The orange colored paint on the flap and around the border linked the wearer to the earth.

ProvenanceJohn Young-Hunter; his wife Mrs. John Young-Hunter Taos, New Mexico; purchased November 21, 1958, by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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