A pair of Lakota moccasins belonging to Hollow Horn Bear

A pair of Lakota moccasins belonging to Hollow Horn Bear
Plains
buckskin, parfleche and coloured glass beads in a cross design, the inner sole with a stencil stamp Ralph Velich Taxidermist, 5212 So. 23rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska, and the sole inscribed May 23, 1955 R. Velich, Hollow Horn Bear,
27.5cm long, with a post card of Hollow Horn Bear and a pencil drawing by Christa Hook dated '86. (4)

Provenance
Ralph W. Velich, Omaha, USA.
Sotheby's, New York, American Indian Art, 26 May 1999, lot 286 part.
Richard Hook Collection, UK.

Hollow Horn Bear was a Brule Lakota Chief (1850 - 1913.) He fought in many battles of the Sioux wars including the Battle of Little Big Horn.