Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found antique paper diolls including because I once had

including because I once had fantasies of becoming a weaver--and also fantasies of becoming French

a terrific example

With a nice warm dry wood patina

I've kept an eye out for one--I think they are really evocative objects

Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found antique paper diolls including because I once hadYes, typically one sees beautifully beaded Native American moccasins like this sold in pairs, but for me this collection of three single (and singular) examples is much dearer, including for feeling like stand ins for a family father, mother and child. (And each very much bears the the imprint of its one time wearer.) These are all Sioux I am more or less certain, of the Great Plains, but distinctions between Lakota and Dakota in terms of beadwork