On this stunning moccasin, quilled horseshoes may indicate the wearer's prowess in acquiring horses. Stealing horses from other tribes was an honorable and expedient method of adding to one's herd.

Tanned hide, rawhide, porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) quill, glass, horse (Equus caballus) hair, tinned metal, commercial cotton, sinew, commercial dye; L 33.0 x W 14.5 x H 9.0 cm; 9955-25 a & b, gift of Henry P. Walker