Fall 2024 Fine Art & Estate Auction
Lot 224:
Description
Item/Description: Native American Shoshone, brain-tanned, high-top moccasins decorated with colorful hand-sewn beads on deer hide. Beaded, cream colored leather baby booties by Alberta Roberts. (Shoshone, b. 1929) Wind River Reservation Wyoming.
The traditional / historical way to turn a hide into leather is using the brain of the animal as the tanning agent.
The Wind River Indian Reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone and the Northern Arapaho tribes.
Material: Leather, beads
Dimensions: Length: 5"; Width: 2"; Height: 6"
Condition: Signs of age and wear include discoloration and scuffing from use. The leather is soft and supple.
Age: 20th Century
Provenance: JoAnn Young Collection. Purchased at The Flute Player Gallery, Southwest Indian Arts, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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