Featured Child's Moccasins

Again from same box. Brain tanned, hard sole moccasins. Very small seed beads, in early colors. I associate those pink beads with Crow work, but I would be interested in other opinions on possible tribal affiliation.

Thanks again.

@komokwa, @all_fakes

 

https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/1985.99.2a-b

that's a tough pair for me to pin down.......

could u take a good shot of the beadwork at the back.... pls.

 

This site may be of interest ...
https://new.smm.org/collections/objects/search/?collections_objects[query]=shoe

 

this Ebay pair states Crow..... and has the beading on the back.

but the description says Sioux.......... so...

many Plains tribes used the design in one way or another....

I'd date yours to circa 1920's ...... but I could be off a little ...

 

these Arapaho have the beading down the back..........

 

I have nothing knowledgeable to add,but that looks to be a very interesting box of items you picked up.

 

I plan to humidify them and straighten them out. I will be able to get better photos then.
Thanks.

 

Thank you. I will add that site to my collection of museums that have good search engines.

I haven't done a deep dive on any of these objects yet. Just thought I would run them by you folks first.

 

It might be doing an image search in the MMA archives. They have a big royalty-free section with all sorts of things, and if you can find a match you can download the image.

 

Some more photos, during and after reshaping -









The closest comparative examples I have found, in terms or structure of the moccasin and beadwork design and colors, have been attributed to the Inunaina (Arapaho), late 19th century, similar to the one @komokwa found -


https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_13396


https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_104341

 

I'd go with that..... but just not as old as the ones you show.

Your Mocs look much happier now !!!!