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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 11256071, member: 8267"]The one [USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] found is at the Denver Art Museum. They date them to mid-20th century. I would not be surprised if yours were more recent than that.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/alh/crow-moccasins-and-leggings" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/alh/crow-moccasins-and-leggings" rel="nofollow">https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/alh/crow-moccasins-and-leggings</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Can you tell if the sole is a separate piece, stitched to the upper on all sides? Or are the upper and sole one piece, folded and stitched on one side only?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the contour stitching of the beads, following parallel around the toe of the moccasin, is a bit unusual for Crow work. You can see the more typical type of application on the example komo found, with the beads running straight across the upper and a separate border around the edges.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 11256071, member: 8267"]The one [USER=301]@komokwa[/USER] found is at the Denver Art Museum. They date them to mid-20th century. I would not be surprised if yours were more recent than that. [URL]https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/edu/alh/crow-moccasins-and-leggings[/URL] Can you tell if the sole is a separate piece, stitched to the upper on all sides? Or are the upper and sole one piece, folded and stitched on one side only? I think the contour stitching of the beads, following parallel around the toe of the moccasin, is a bit unusual for Crow work. You can see the more typical type of application on the example komo found, with the beads running straight across the upper and a separate border around the edges.[/QUOTE]
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