Accession No
D 1976.152 A-B
Description
Woman's buckskin moccasins with bead embroidery. "The wearer belonged to the Eagle or Bird Clan, for she has her totem worked into the pattern. For one not of the totem to wear them would subject her to ridicule."
Place
United States of America; North America; Americas
Period
Source
Folklore Society [depositor and donor]; Owen, Mary Alicia [collector]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
D 1976.152 A-B; 17 [Owen collection no]
Cultural Affliation
Musquakie; Fox; Plains
Material
hide; glass
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (References)
Owen, M.A. 1904. Folk-lore of the Musquakie Indians of North America and catalogue of Musquakie beadwork and other objects
Event Date 1904
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'Art of the Red Earth People', University of Iowa, Museum of Art, 14 January to February 26, 1989.
Event Date 1989
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (References)
cGaylord Torrence and Robert Hobbs (1989) Art of the Red Earth People: The Mesquakie of Iowa. Iowa City: University of Iowa Museum of Art, p 126 No 80
Event Date 1989
Author: Rachel Hand
Description (CMS Description)
Woman's buckskin moccasins: " With bead embroidery. The wearer belonged to the Eagle or Bird Clan, for she has her totem worked into the pattern. For one not of the totem to wear them would subject her to ridicule."
Event Date 18/11/1992
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Nos. 1976.136-244 form the Owen Collection, donated to CUMAA via the Folklore Society. See record 1976.136 for bibliographic details. Nos 1976.137-156 form a woman's dance costume;;
Event Date 18/11/1992
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: on display in North American (Plains) case (No. 22), Maudslay Hall, from 03/2004 as part of the new redisplay by Alison Brown
Event Date 2004
Author: Rachel Hand
Conservation ()
673 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Hide moccasins belonging to a woman of the Eagle or Bird Clan. Four-piece, soft soled moccasin, sewn at rear and top of sole. Glass beaded floral design on vamp and stylised birds, probably perched on branches on the cuffs./ Lazy-stitch beadwork outlined in white with mirrored cuff designs on each moccasin. Sewn with cotton thread. Light evidence of wear on sole
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (Amendments / updates)
Cultural Group field previously included the language affiliation of Algonquian speakers, but this has now been removed.
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Rachel Hand
Context (Field collection)
Collected by Miss Mary Alicia Owen
Event Date 27/1/2025
Author: Rachel Hand
FM:83465
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