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Comanche Child\'s Beaded Hide Boot Moccasins
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Comanche Child's Beaded Hide Boot Moccasins
fourth quarter 19th century
thread and sinew-sewn; hide coated with yellow pigment and upper cuffs with blue-dyed fringe; beaded lanes in colors of white, cut translucent burgundy, and cut greasy blue; each with a single elk incisor and eight bone buttons
height 16-3/4 inches; length 7-3/4 inches
Condition
With stand. Hide is soft and supple. Fringe beginning to dry. Some bead loss. Tear between legging and shoe on left moccasin.