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C.1870 Shoshone Moccasins. Sinew-sewn beadwork with older, pre-reservation style side-seam construction (upper & soles are single piece of buckskin). According to collection notes, the design represents a woman's saddle. The use of split tongues is unusual for Shoshone moccasins, as is the slanting cobalt blue beads that edge the sole seam. Collected by Emile Granier on the Wind River Indian Reservation and accessioned in 1898. Cat. No. E200394. NMNH. Suitland, MD. |
