A pair of Plains infant's pictorial beaded moccasins
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A pair of Plains infant's pictorial beaded moccasins
Possibly Lakota or Nakota, each with fully beaded uppers, worked with a tipi and opposing American flags on the toe.
each length approximately 4 1/4in
Footnotes:
Provenance
Property from the Collection of Joel and Kate Kopp, New York
Illustrated
Herbst, T. and Kopp, J., The Flag in American Indian Art, 1993, New York State Historical Association, New York, NY, p. 76, fig. 65; 'These infant's moccasins have an unusual decoration, which makes tribal identification difficult. Several types of beading techniques are employed. One type, called flatwork, was popular in North Dakota and Montana.'
Possibly Lakota or Nakota, each with fully beaded uppers, worked with a tipi and opposing American flags on the toe.
each length approximately 4 1/4in
Footnotes:
Provenance
Property from the Collection of Joel and Kate Kopp, New York
Illustrated
Herbst, T. and Kopp, J., The Flag in American Indian Art, 1993, New York State Historical Association, New York, NY, p. 76, fig. 65; 'These infant's moccasins have an unusual decoration, which makes tribal identification difficult. Several types of beading techniques are employed. One type, called flatwork, was popular in North Dakota and Montana.'
Condition
Good condition overall with some general dust accumulation commensurate with age. A few loose stitches of beadwork.
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A pair of Plains infant's pictorial beaded moccasins
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