05-05-201705-05-2017
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3005BBoston
May 5, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Scarce Pair of Paiute/Shoshone Beaded Hide Moccasins

Sell one like this
$984$800
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3005BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Scarce Pair of Paiute/Shoshone Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1870s, with thick rawhide soles, a row of lazy stitch bead work around the foot, the vamps beaded with multicolored designs using an unusual spot-stitch technique, the hide appears to be elk, lg. 10 in.
Estimate $500-700


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