Sold for $4,375

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Lot Description

Kiowa Beaded Hide Moccasins

late 19th century

thread and sinew-sewn with remnants of hide fringe dusters; the vamps decorated with gourd stitched beaded lanes housing a central line of red pigment and further accentuated by hide fringe lining the outer edge; the cuffs and tongue are coated with green pigment, the cuffs with a matching gourd stitched edge and the tongues with a beaded medallion

length 10 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 69, plate 71)

Condition Report

Hide has some dry areas near soles, othwerside soft and supple; fringe on the dusters is a little dry but fringe on vamps are soft; light scattered bead loss

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