This is an outstanding set of circa 1870 Cheyenne beaded and painted moccasins with parfleche hard soles from the ex-collections of Forrest Fenn and Bruce VanLandingham Sundog museum & gallery with the original $6,000 tag still present. The historic Indian Wars set is comprised of Indian tanned Great American Bison / Buffalo hide with Bison / Buffalo parfleche rawhide hard sole bottoms being completely sinew sewn covered on the tops with mineral pigment yellow ocher / ochre paint in a “Buffalo Track” pattern covered with early 19th-century old glass trade seed beads in a geometric pattern, all being sinew sewn as well. The beadwork shows a unique diamond and bar or cross geometric pattern, a documented Cheyenne and Northern Cheyenne pattern sinew sewn with colors of chalk white, red white heart, cobalt, greasy light blue and greasy yellow. Unique and rare to have such prominent mineral pigment yellow ocher paint, a truly beautiful and artistic, historic attribute. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Forrest Burke Fenn (1930-2020), Fenn later being acquired from the collection of Bruce VanLandingham Sundog gallery and museum Bozeman, Montana with the original tag which reads, “Cheyenne Moccasins c.1870 $6,000” and on the back collection number, “BV0503 / EX-F. FENN)”. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. The set is very well preserved in museum-grade condition showing little to no bead loss mostly supple / soft hides with well-worn hard soles showing a deep foot worn dark pattern, consistent with the sets early age. One of the better sets we have offered for sale with fantastic collection history. Each moccasin measures 10-inches long along the soles by 3.75-inches wide by 4-inches high.