Three North American moccasins buckskin

Three North American moccasins

buckskin, coloured glass beads, cloth and quill, including a Sioux moccasin with a central square and foliage to the corners, with scalloped edge ankle flaps and ties, the rawhide sole inscribed Mrs Running Bull, Sioux, 24.5cm long, a MicMac moccasin with a stylised floral decorated vamp and a wide ankle flap with scallop shell designs, 24cm long and an Iroquois child's moccasin with fine linear, lozenge and scroll quill decoration, the ankle flaps with remains of white bead edging, 17.5cm long. (3)

Provenance

The Ian West Collection, acquired 1953, 2010 and 2004.