Cree Moccasins / 1870 New Arrivals decorated in sinew-sewn seed beads

decorated in sinew-sewn seed beads of green/translucent red/blue

and red "white heart" seed beads

with green/blue/orange/black/white glass beads

greasy yellow

5" long (soles) and 20" tall

Cree Moccasins / 1870 New Arrivals decorated in sinew-sewn seed beadsA pair of soft soled moccasins constructed from native tanned buffalo hide and decorated on the vamps with red stroud. The tongues feature an abstract floral motif of blue, yellow, pink, and black outlined in white seed beads. Alternating lanes of dark and light blue flow to the toes, whereby alternating triangles trim the perimeter. Red stroud decorates the cuffs. 10" long Ex Richard Manoogian (Masco Corporation), MI; Ex Notre Dame University, IN;