Sale 8137
New York, East
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20 May 1998
Price realised
USD 2,300
Estimate
A PAIR OF KIOWA CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS Sinew sewn, painted yellow along the sides and red along the top, with fringe dyed yellow on one side and along the back, bordered with green beaded bands decorated with black triangles, translucent red beads detailing the top and sections of the cuffs 5in. (13.3cm.) long (2)
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Saleroom Notice
The description for this lot should read as follows: A pair of Southern Arapho child's beaded hide moccasins
Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife