Lot Essay
Cf. a pair of moccasins which are similarly decorated illustrated by Ewing (1982, p. 261, no. 274), who dates them circa 1800
Details
A FINE PAIR OF HURON SKIN MOCCASINS, of tanned black-dyed skin, the vamps and cuffs with finely-embroidered foliate forms in red, blue and cream moosehair, crimson silk ties and borders, Lorette Huron type, early 19th century
25cm. long (2)
25cm. long (2)
Provenance
James T. Hooper, no. 1632
Literature
Phelps, 1976, p. 345, Pl. 205