A pair of Micmac beaded moccasins
Soft-soled and pucker-toed, trade cloth across the vamp beaded in a five-digit motif resembling a human hand or, perhaps, a floral motif, the felt cuffs trimmed with more beadwork and cloth edging.
length 8 3/4in
length 8 3/4in
Estimate:
US$ 7,000 - 10,000
£4,600 - 6,600
€5,400 - 7,800
£4,600 - 6,600
€5,400 - 7,800
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Collected by Allan Graham, Edinburgh, England, during six months spent working in California and Nevada on mining projects as representative for a bank in the mid 1860's; remaining in the family till auction sale to the present owner
Cf:
Vincent, Gilbert T., et al, 2000, p. 85, ill. T42A,B
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
Auction terms and conditions
Contacts
Jim Haas
Bonhams
Work
220 San Bruno Avenue
San Francisco,
94103
United States
WorkTel:
+1 415 503 3294
FaxFax: +1 415 503 3300
Specialist
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Native American
Ingmars Lindbergs
Bonhams
Work
220 San Bruno Avenue
San Francisco,
94103
United States
WorkTel:
+1 415 503 3393
FaxFax: +1 415 503 3300
Specialist
-
Native American