The lot features a pair of beaded miniature or baby child’s moccasins from circa 1910 Little Crow Dakota Sioux from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana and John Kleinschmidt collections / O’Dell collections. The piece is marked “Little Crow 4-23-10” in graphite faintly on the bottom of one of the moccasins, the very same such mark as was on the 1910 Little Crow Dakota Sioux Stone War club also from the C.M. Russell Kleinschmidt collection which sold by NAAC in January 2025 for $1,024 (shown w/ bp). The original C.M. Russell Museum tag is still present (the same tag from all of the museum displayed items) marked “1396-87 O’DELL”. Little Crow, Mdewakanton Dakota Sioux, was the descendant of Little Crow the war chief who was a leader of the Dakota in a five-week war against the United States in 1862, also known as the Dakota War of 1862, Sioux War, Sioux Uprising or Little Crow’s War. The set exhibits Indian tanned hide with parfleche rawhide hard sole bottom showing sinew sewing and covered on the tops and around the sides and back with sinew sewn old glass trade seed beads showing colors of greasy yellow, greasy blue, red white hearts, chalk white and semi-transparent lilac with a few other beads mixed in. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. Catherine A. O'Dell. An attached museum tag reads, "1396-87 O'Dell". The war drum or ceremonial drum shows a well preserved condition and was on display at the Charles Marrion Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana. Each moccasins measures 3.25-inches long by 1.5-inches wide by 1.25-inches tall. Soft hides with little bead to no bead loss, well kept good condition. A copy of the C.M. Russell Museum paperwork can be available at request. The piece is sold directly from the O’Dell family, who are directly related to Kleinschmidt.