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Cheyenne Beaded Buffalo Hide Moccasins, Blue Ground
Cheyenne, southern Plains
1880s
Buffalo hide, glass beads, sinew
Length 10 1/4" (26 cm)
Provenance: Yoshi Miyake, New York
Cheyenne beaded moccasins of the 1880s are characterized by their bold geometric compositions on a solid color ground, the lane stitch beadwork covering the vamp and often extending across the sole in a tradition that distinguished Cheyenne production from neighboring Plains beadwork. The light blue ground with polychrome geometric patterning visible on this pair is consistent with Cheyenne moccasin conventions of the period, in which color ground choices carried aesthetic and potentially symbolic significance within the maker's tradition. Buffalo hide construction sinew-sewn to a hard rawhide sole represents the standard construction method for Cheyenne footwear throughout the late 19th century.
This pair is beaded across the vamp on buffalo hide with a light blue ground and polychrome geometric patterning in white, red, and dark tones, with the dark hide upper cuffed at the ankle. The beadwork is dense and consistent, sinew-sewn throughout, and the pair retains its overall form and construction integrity. Provenance traces to Yoshi Miyake of New York.
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Cheyenne, southern Plains
1880s
Buffalo hide, glass beads, sinew
Length 10 1/4" (26 cm)
Provenance: Yoshi Miyake, New York
Cheyenne beaded moccasins of the 1880s are characterized by their bold geometric compositions on a solid color ground, the lane stitch beadwork covering the vamp and often extending across the sole in a tradition that distinguished Cheyenne production from neighboring Plains beadwork. The light blue ground with polychrome geometric patterning visible on this pair is consistent with Cheyenne moccasin conventions of the period, in which color ground choices carried aesthetic and potentially symbolic significance within the maker's tradition. Buffalo hide construction sinew-sewn to a hard rawhide sole represents the standard construction method for Cheyenne footwear throughout the late 19th century.
This pair is beaded across the vamp on buffalo hide with a light blue ground and polychrome geometric patterning in white, red, and dark tones, with the dark hide upper cuffed at the ankle. The beadwork is dense and consistent, sinew-sewn throughout, and the pair retains its overall form and construction integrity. Provenance traces to Yoshi Miyake of New York.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.