Late Classic Period Moccasins Beaded with Quillwork, circa 1875 24678 original vintage painting by artist

original vintage painting by artist Donna Marecak

to decorating their parfleche either with incised or painted motifs that were significant to them and/or the tribe

and gray brown

and dark cyan

The black and white composition depicts the moon goddess and her two ladies in waiting

Late Classic Period Moccasins Beaded with Quillwork, circa 1875 24678 original vintage painting by artistPair of antique Native American moccasins dating to the late Classic Period (1650 1875). Created by a Sioux (Plains Indian) artisan, circa 1870s. The moccasins are constructed of native tanned buckskin with bands of quill work in red, blue and yellow. Beaded around the soles with glass trade beads in blue, white, green and white heart red.