Object Details
described
Grant, Ulysses S.
Description
A delegation of Plains Indians gave these beaded moccasins to President Ulysses S. Grant during a 1870s peace conference in Washington, D.C. The design unites motifs and forms from both cultures as a powerful statement of hopeful coexistence.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Chapman Grant
date made
pre 1877
ID Number
PL.308316.005
catalog number
308316.005
accession number
308316
Object Name
moccasins
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
glass (beads material)
red, white, blue (overall color)
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Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
History, Reform Movements, Indian Movement
referenced
Indians
general subject association
Presidents
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_529831