Fully beaded hard soled leather moccasins with orange, green, and blue geometric designs against a white beaded background
Hard soled beaded leather moccasins with geometric designs on the vamp, cuff, and in a circular pattern near the tongue
Woman’s beaded leather moccasins with white beaded background on perimeter and vamp / Unknown
Gilcrease Museum
Essay/Description
Women’s beaded leather moccasins. White beaded background on perimeter and vamp. Small lane of blue beading on perimeter, red beaded geometric design on vamp. Red and white beading along top of cuff. All beading done with lazy stich.
Curatorial Remarks
Italian or Czech red, very fine, faceted beads used in a lazy stitch style. Red beads, commercial leather. Moccasins made in the Cheyenne style.
Dr. Garrick Bailey, Professor of Anthropology for The University of Tulsa, 2018
Dr. Garrick Bailey, Professor of Anthropology for The University of Tulsa, 2018
