Sold for $3,125

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Lot Description

Kiowa Beaded Hide Moccasins

late 19th century

thread and sinew-sewn on soft hide, the body and cuffs coated in yellow pigment with a strip of red pigment down the center of the vamps; twisted hide dusters line the back while hide fringe adorns the outer edge of the vamps; beaded lanes in colors of translucent blue, greasy yellow, greasy pink, and red white-heart

length 10-3/4 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 67, plate 68)

Condition Report

Hide and fringe are soft and supple; lightly scattered bead loss

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