A pair of Sioux moccasins buckskin and coloured glass beads

A pair of Sioux moccasins

buckskin and coloured glass beads, in green, white, blue and red linear patterns to the instep and outside band, with a tapering tongue and stitched border ankle flaps, one with a sewn cloth label inscribed Mrs Iron Tail Chemnitz Germany, with rawhide soles,

25cm long. (2)

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

The Ian West Collection, acquired from above in 1954.

Iron Tail was a leading Indian in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show which was in Germany in 1890. Iron Tail's wife accompanied him on this trip.