American Indian, Western & Luxury Jewelry October 31st Sale
Sat, Oct 31, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 544
Gros Ventre Beaded Moccasin 19th Century
Estimate: $400 - $800
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| $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 fine authentic 19th Century fully top beaded single moccasin from the Gros Ventre Native American Indians of Northern Montana. The moccasin dates to circa 1870’s and shows an Indian tanned Moose hide with sinew sewing being adorned with all period correct glass trade seed cen 1800’s beads in a traditional geometric pattern. The beads include such colors as greasy green, chalk white, cobalt, greasy yellow, sky padre blue, medium green and red white heart. The Gros Ventre Indian tribe (also referred to as the A'ani, A'aninin, Haaninin, and Atisina) are a Algonquian speaking people from the North Central Montana region. The Gros Ventre's migrated to Montana in the 18th Century due to pressure from the Ojibwe Indians. This pattern of two hoof like top beadwork with a central design is referred to as the Buffalo track pattern. The piece shows a nice medium height hide ankle with original hide tie straps and tongue along with thick parfleche rawhide hard soles being sinew sewn with a rich dark patina from much age and use. The single moccasin is very similar to the set our company sold in our 2017 sale for $4,000. Overall, the piece shows some bead loss and hide cracking with the hide being both stiff and supple. Provenance: From a large Western Cowboy and American Indian collection in Dayton, Wyoming. This piece measures 10" long by 4.25" wide.
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