Renowned Chickasaw artist, Rena Smith, took first place at the 2022 Southeastern Art show with an elaborate and ornate pair of Chickasaw wedding moccasins.
“I was determined to craft the moccasins in a style Chickasaws would have worn in the 1700s,” Smith said. “They are made of deer hide, brain- tanned, beaded with shells and white décor beading highlighting the shells."
Rena is an expert in garments, pucker-toed moccasins, traditional Chickasaw jewelry, pouches, cornhusk dolls and other items Chickasaws would have worn or used hundreds of years ago.
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