Pair of Cherokee Beaded Hide Moccasins

Description:

Pair of Cherokee Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1830s, black-dyed buckskin with velvet cuffs, beaded with small faceted glass and metallic beads with a gold wash, with floral and geometric designs, remnant silk edging on the cuffs, (heels restored at one time),lg. 9 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's, November 15 and 16, 1985, Lot 213A.
Estimate $12,000-16,000


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