Lot 382

Crow Whimsical Beaded Hard Soled Moccasins 1890

Estimate: $400 - $800

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
The lot features a set of hard soled and hide beaded moccasins from a child of the Crow Native American Indians of the Northwest, likely Montana. The set dates to circa 1890 and shows an Indian hide and sinew sewn construction with hard soled parfleche rawhide base. The tops are beautifully accented with whimsical floral beadwork in all period correct glass trade seed beads in colors of chalk white, greasy blue, dark red and greasy yellow. The top edge of the ankle and tongue are accented by a fancy beaded border. The set has a nice patina and supple hide with little to no bead loss. Provenance: From a historic Eastern Montana American Indian Collection, where the piece was found to be an authentic original, one of the finest collections of American Indian weaponry and antiquities in Montana. Measures 5”L by 2.5”W by 2”H.