TWO PAIRS OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS

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TWO PAIRS OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS
The adult pair, sinew sewn with a white beaded band around the bottom edge of the uppers bisecting two blue beaded panels on the front, band enclosing "cut out" designs in yellow, translucent green and red, cuff trimmed in red cotton cloth, hide tie at front; the baby's pair, sinew sewn with a white beaded band around the bottom edge of the uppers and bisecting two blue beaded sections on the front, white band enclosing abstracted "butterfly" motifs in light blue and translucent pink beads, hide ties
The adult: 10in. (25.4cm.); the baby: 4in. (12.1cm.) long (4)

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