Pair of moccasins
1860's
Culture
Cheyenne
Country
United States
Object
moccasin, pair
Medium
Leather and beads
Accession Number
1954.169A-B
Credit Line
Gift of Frederic H. Douglas
Cheyenne artist, Pair of moccasins, 1860's. Leather and beads; 10¾ x 5⅛ x 3⅜ in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Frederic H. Douglas, 1954.169A-B
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Taylor Family, St. Joseph, MO, possibly 1860s [1]; collection of Reverend CW Douglas [1867-1944], Denver, CO., before 1944; by descent, Frederick H. Douglas [1897-1956]; gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1954
[1] Notes record that family boarded drivers on the “Overland Mail” who left various “Indian items” in the house in the 1860s.
Exhibition History
- “Weaving a Foundation: Cornerstones of the Textile Arts Collection” — Denver Art Museum, 2/25/2024
