
Two pair of Plains beaded moccasins, last quarter
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Two pair of Plains beaded moccasins, last quarter of the 19th century. A pair of Sioux pictorial moccasins constructed of native tanned hide, sinew-sewn and beaded with a series of pictorial elements including dragonflies and Mandan(?) huts in white-heart red, cobalt blue and greasy yellow all floating on a white field, rawhide soles; A pair of Arapaho child's moccasins constructed of native tanned hide, sinew-sewn and beaded in checked and line elements of cobalt and light blue with greasy yellow, a band of beadwork wraps from the top of each vamp around the foot in white-heart red, pony trader blue and white, rubbed with yellow ochre pigment, rawhide soles; 10 inch soles; 8 inch soles
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Two pair of Plains beaded moccasins, last quarter
Estimate $1,400-$2,400
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