Description:

**Originally Listed At $2000**

Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Sioux & Arapahoe people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely pair of beaded buckskin Native American moccasins. The tanned hide is supple on the uppers, and a hardened sole panel is sewn to the bottoms - the low ankle pair are well worn. Both have lacing woven through the leather and knotted under the tongue and lane (lazy) stitching using with approximately 8 glass seed beads on each stitch. The pale blue triangular shapes from the tongue to the toe on the heavily beaded moccasins represents cloven bison tracks, and are likely Sioux made dating to the late 1800s. The other pair are likely early 20th century, possibly Arapahoe tribe, the cross shaped beaded representing the 4 cardinal directions. A cotton ankle cuff is sewn to the top of the hide upper. Size w/ cotton ankle cuff: 10.5" L x 4" W x 7" H (26.7 cm x 10.2 cm x 17.8 cm)

Provenance: private S.S. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Condition: Low ankle moccasins are worn condition, with heavy wear, discoloration to soles from age and use. Tearing to seams along sole and shoe upper. Beading is intact and very good. Other moccasins are lightly worn condition, with staining and discoloration. Beading is intact and very good. Both pairs are filled with cotton, plastic bag, and tissue paper stuffing to retain their shape.

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