Power: Jamie Okuma

Power: Jamie Okuma
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Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone–Bannock), Adaptation II, 2012; shoes designed by Christian Louboutin

Power: Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone–Bannock) layers traditional Native decor like porcupine quills and sterling silver cones onto a pair of high-heel shoes designed by French designer Christian Louboutin. The result makes a strong statement: cultural continuity need not be lost in contemporary flare. Photo by Minneapolis Institute of Art

Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone–Bannock), Adaptation II, 2012; shoes designed by Christian Louboutin; leather, glass beads, porcupine quills, sterling silver cones, brass sequins, chicken feathers, cloth, deer rawhide and buckskin, 8.6" x 3.25" x 9.2"; Minneapolis Institute of Art, bequest of Virginia Doneghy, by exchange 2012.68.1A,B. ©Jamie Okuma