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American Flag Moccasins

American Flag Moccasins

Before 1877

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.

Interpretive text provided by the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Leather, glass beads
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, NMAH 308316.005

Last updated: 07/11/2022 11:54:06