Sold for $599

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Cree Moosehair Embroidered Boot Moccasins and Vest

first quarter 20th century

lot of 2, includes:

a pair of moccasins, thread-sewn on hide edged with velvet; vamps with embroidered floral motif; the cuff patched together with pattern cotton cloth
height 16-1/2 inches x length 10 inches
Ex Forrest Fenn, Santa Fe, NM

a cotton vest with brightly embroidered floral design and geometric quilled design on pockets
length 20-1/2 inches x chest width 33 inches

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Sold to Benefit the U.S. Children's Center on Historical Education and Advocacy

Condition Report

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