Pair of Moccasins

A pair of soft, tan hide moccasins with pointed toes and folded collars. Each upper is decorated with a band of colored quillwork in red, orange, yellow and blue, forming stylized floral and geometric motifs along the edges and vamp.

Look closer: Small quilled motifs along the inner edge of the collar, partly hidden in shadow.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1808

Medium

Native-tanned skin, porcupine quill

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1905 × 1525 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011