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THREE PAIRS OF PLAINS CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS
the first, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in three shades of blue, yellow, translucent red and white-heart red beads, each with a verticle column of forked motifs on the vamp, a band of parallelograms around the foot, and a narrow band of rectangles at the heel, rawhide soles, one with red and green pigments on the interior; the second, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in green, coral, white and translucent red and green beads, each with a zigzag band across the vamp and triangles encircling the foot, rawhide soles; the third, sinew sewn in blue, white, and translucent green beads, each vamp with small rectangles in a checkered pattern against the hide ground, rawhide soles
Lengths: the first, 7 in. (17.8 cm.); the second, 6¼ (15.9 cm.); the third, 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) each (6)
the first, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in three shades of blue, yellow, translucent red and white-heart red beads, each with a verticle column of forked motifs on the vamp, a band of parallelograms around the foot, and a narrow band of rectangles at the heel, rawhide soles, one with red and green pigments on the interior; the second, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in green, coral, white and translucent red and green beads, each with a zigzag band across the vamp and triangles encircling the foot, rawhide soles; the third, sinew sewn in blue, white, and translucent green beads, each vamp with small rectangles in a checkered pattern against the hide ground, rawhide soles
Lengths: the first, 7 in. (17.8 cm.); the second, 6¼ (15.9 cm.); the third, 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) each (6)
Provenance
The first and second pairs: Christie's November 6, 1997 lot 128
Further details
See illustration of the first and second