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Moccasins

Unknown

Northern Plains, Assiniboine

ca. 1880

Leather, rawhide, red wood, stroud cloth, glass beads

1977.07.55

On View

Native American Gallery

The U-shaped motif appearing on these moccasins is a common representation of horses or horse tracks. The exact implication of this motif is unknown, but it frequently relates to either a specific number of horses owned by the wearer of the moccasins, or the number of horses stolen during a raid on an enemy’s camp.

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