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Arapaho Moccasins, 1870 / Ex Benson Lanford Collection

A pair of moccasins with hard-soles and native tanned hide ochre-dyed uppers; the uppers are decorated with sinew-sewn seed beads and porcupine quills. The vamps consist of alternating lanes of blue beadwork and white quillwork. The center meanwhile consists of alternating blocks of white beads and red quills. The quillwork segments are bordered by vegetal blocks.

Ex Benson Lanford Collection

10" long

#50368

Arapaho Moccasins, 1870 / Ex Benson Lanford Collection

A pair of moccasins with hard-soles and native tanned hide ochre-dyed uppers; the uppers are decorated with sinew-sewn seed beads and porcupine quills. The vamps consist of alternating lanes of blue beadwork and white quillwork. The center meanwhile consists of alternating blocks of white beads and red quills. The quillwork segments are bordered by vegetal blocks.

Ex Benson Lanford Collection

10" long

#50368

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