SM Boy's Moccasins, bead design, Plains stlye (size 8.5) -Paul St John, Mohawk

Description

These moccasins are by Paul St John, Mohawk craftsman. He tells me these are "boy's moccasins" - But they would look great on any toddler, boy or girl.   There is beading in a deep sky blue shade around the outer vamp with a plains' style geometric design, a yellow triangle with 2 interior red beads.  3 of these triangle designs on each moc; 1 at center toe end, and 1 on either side, back top front...  somewhat hidden by fringe There is also beading around the top part of the back - a single bead line in the blue near the top of the fringe which goes around the sides and back of the moc.  These child's moccasins are 6 long - which translates into a child's shoe size 8.5 - fitting about an average 2  - 2 1/2 year old's foot.
The Passamaquoddy have long been making some of the finest leather moccasins -  this tradition started the now famous "Quoddy Mocs" -  which began as a tribal owned company employing tribal members.
Moccasins  are 6" long, 2.5" across at widest,  2.25" high at the back -  The cuff is fringed.
Really beautiful mocs - SO soft -
Paul St. John now lives in Maine, near his mother's tribal homelands.  His mother is Passamaquoddy, Malisset & MicMac.  Paul grew up on the Mohawk lands in New York, his father's homeland and is an enrolled Mohawk tribal member.   Here he uses leather which he gets from the Passamaquoddy reserve, Sipyak near Perry Maine.  The leather is very soft, I believe this is deerhide/leather.  Great slippers - or as part of a child's regalia, dress up or just a great indoor shoe for your favorite child.