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VINTAGE PNW Alaska / Tlingit BEADED MOCCASINS w/ Bear's Face & Fur Trim wm's 7-8

$ 39.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Origin: Alaska
  • Tribal Affiliation: Tlingit?
  • Featured Refinements: Beaded Moccasins
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Provenance: From my Mother's Estate
  • Condition: These are in Good or Very Good used condition. Please review the photos. The leather bottoms do show signs of use but the leather is in good condition.

    Description

    These moccasins are from my mother's estate.    My family lived in SE Alaska for most of the 1960's, and these almost certainly date from this period of time.  I am not an expert on Tlingit artwork, but these are decorated with beads in what I am pretty sure is a simplified bear's face, typified by the round ears and the red mouth.
    The beads are sewn onto an aquamarine felt, and the insides are lined with a very pale yellow felt.   Rabbit fur trim surrounds the foot opening.   The body and sole of these is a soft brown leather.  It is thin and shows light wear on the bottom.
    UPDATE:  My wife (very carefully) tried one on and says they are probably a women's size 7 to 8.   See added photos.