Adaptation II

2012

Medium: Leather, glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, chicken feathers, cloth, deer rawhide, buckskin
Dimensions: 8 5/8 x 9 3/16 x 3 1/4 in. (21.91 x 23.34 x 8.26 cm) (object part, each)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Award winning artist Jamie Okuma has applied a Native American aesthetic to a pair of Christian Louboutin stilettos. Meticulously beaded and quilled, they are a contemporary version of highly decorated moccasins. Okuma researches historic artwork but updates the aesthetic to appeal to contemporary Native tastes and concerns.