Description:
Kiowa Beaded Hide Man's Moccasins, c. 1870s, partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, with a row of tin cones off the vamp, the hide painted red, yellow, and blue, (heel fringe restored, blue pigment on the cuffs touched up),lg. excluding fringe 11 in.
Provenance: Estate of Joseph J. Rivera.
Estimate $8,000-12,000
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