Moccasin

1935

Mary Berner

Associated Names
Mary Berner

Artist, American, born Germany, 1901 - 2003

The image features two objects on a beige background: a decorated moccasin on the left and a textile piece on the right. The moccasin has colorful floral and wavy patterns on a pink base, while the textile is mostly black with a strip of multicolored embroidery along its edge in red, yellow, blue, and orange. The moccasin is placed on the left side facing forward, while the textile is oriented vertically on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored pencil and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 29.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.11611

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: EASTERN WOODLAND HALL / CASE %W / PENOBSCOT TRIBE; lower center in graphite: NOv. 4th. 1935 EASTERN WOODLAND HALL / BREECHCLOUT - silk applique. / MARY BERNER CASE 5W. / Penobscot Tribe; loewer right in graphite: Nov. 4th 1935 / Mary Berner.

Wikidata ID

Q64607524

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