This is a set of circa 1880 Southern Cheyenne beaded hide and hard sole child's moccasins. The set is comprised of parfleche rawhide hard soles with Indian tanned hide tops sewn on with sinew and adorned with bifurcated split tongues and geometric beadwork in period correct glass trade seed beads. The beadwork is in colors of chalk white, red white heart, greasy yellow and cobalt. The child's set is well preserved showing no major damage and sinew sewing thought the beadwork and construction. Each sole is hand written on the base with a museum collection number of "25.1913 / 9". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. 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. Each measures 5.25"L by 2 1/8"W by 2 1/8"H. Museum collection number E1040.