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AN EARLY PAIR OF IROQUOIS QUILLED HIDE MOCCASINS
of front seam construction, finely embroidered in orange, teal, ivory, and red-dyed porcupine quillwork, each decorated on the vamp with a central plaited band enclosed by diamond chains, linear and scrolling designs, the overhanging cuffs trimmed with navy blue silk and horizontal bands of curvilinear motifs in white, pink, translucent blue and green beads, edged in pale red silk and picot beadwork
Lengths: 10½ in. (26.6 cm.) each (2)
of front seam construction, finely embroidered in orange, teal, ivory, and red-dyed porcupine quillwork, each decorated on the vamp with a central plaited band enclosed by diamond chains, linear and scrolling designs, the overhanging cuffs trimmed with navy blue silk and horizontal bands of curvilinear motifs in white, pink, translucent blue and green beads, edged in pale red silk and picot beadwork
Lengths: 10½ in. (26.6 cm.) each (2)
Provenance
Sotheby's December 4, 1997, lot 467