Cheyenne Beaded Elk and Buffalo Hide Moccasins
Available
C715
$8,500.00
Description
Handmade Cheyenne beaded elk and buffalo hide moccasins. Native tanned elk hide, Native tanned buffalo rawhide, Venetian beads, tin cones, trade cloth, horsehair, yellow ochre,sSinew and cotton thread. Heel opening trimmed in gold cloth. Bifurcated tongue with bead lace terminating in tin cones with horsehair decoration. Beaded design creates a split vamp with horse hoof designs in the open field. Finely made.
Condition: Very good condition. Very slight bead loss and some fraying of the trade cloth heel lining.
Circa: 1875
