A pair of supple soft sole moccasins constructed from deer skin. The vamps and the cuffs are decorated with naturally dyed porcupine quills. The cuffs are decorated with abstracted vegetal(?) forms, bordered with red silk and trimmed with glass seed beads. The vamps consists of three quilled lanes in which green bars alternate with orange. The central bar is orange with sequential blue blocks. Outside of these lanes are geometric quilled embroidery. Accompany the moccasins is a custom table stand.

In addition to the pair’s superb condition, another element of note on these moccasins is the orange and green dyes found on the porcupine quills. While wholly uncommon, these colors are typically found on earlier examples. An important American Indian Art magazine 2011 article by Sherry Brydon further discusses this form, highlighting significant examples in museum collections.

Ex H. Malcolm Grimmer, NM; ex Marty Lunde, MN

Published: H. Malcolm Grimmer, “Seneca Moccasins, circa 1800” American Indian Art Magazine (Summer 2011): 1. Thomas Cleary, "Moccasins" Summer 2021 (Summer 2021): 18-19.

10" long; accompanied by a custom stand.

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