A pair of Sioux beaded moccasins, last quarter of

A pair of Sioux beaded moccasins, last quarter of the 19th century. Native tanned hide, sinew-sewn and beaded, blue buffalo tracks extend along each vamp bisected by stepped tepee elements in pony-trader blue and greasy yellow against a white field, a similar design extends along the soles and around the foot, each tongue is beaded in white-heart red, light blue and white with tin cone tinklers at each end, buffalo parfleche soles; 10 ¼ inch soles