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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
  • Tribal Affiliation: Tlingit?
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Featured Refinements: Beaded Moccasins
  • 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.
  • Origin: Alaska

    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.