TWO PAIRS OF PLAINS BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS

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TWO PAIRS OF PLAINS BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS
The first sinew sewn in white, green, orange and two shades of blue beads against a red ground, with two chevron motifs on the front enclosing two converging "twisted" designs, triangles topped with "forked tree" designs border the bottom edge of upper, hide tie at front; the second pair stitched in red, green, yellow, maroon and two shades of blue beads against a white beaded ground, with geometric patterns with serrated edges on the front and around the bottom edge of the uppers, bifurcated tab decorated with rows of triangles, beaded in similar colors, hide tie at front
The first: 10in. (25.4cm.); the second: 11in. (29.2cm.) long (4)

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