2 1970 NATIVE AMERICAN CROW INDIAN MINIATURE MOCCASINS

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Cripple Creek Auctions, Inc. 2 1970 NATIVE AMERICAN CROW INDIAN MINIATURE MOCCASINS I am a Trading Assistant - I can sell items for you! This is a sensational lot of TWO 1970's ERA PAIR OF HANDMADE NATIVE AMERICAN CROW INDIAN LEATHER & BEADED MINIATURE MOCCASINS made by the CROW INDIANS of MONTANA The Crow Indian Tribe, also called the Absaroka or Apsaalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana. The tribal headquarters are located at Crow Agency, Montana. The tribe hosts a large pow-wow, rodeo, and parade annually. Much of the art of the Crow IndianTribe is sold at this annual Pow-Wow. The Crow language is a member of the Missouri Valley Siouan languages. They split from the Hidatsa tribe in present-day North Dakota. The traditional shelters of the Crow are tepees made with buffalo skins and wooden poles. They are known to contruct some of the largest tepees. Inside they have mattresses to sleep on along the borders of their shelters, and a fire place, which the smoke escapes from through a hole in the top of the tepee. Many Crow families still own and use the tepee, especially when traveling. Crow Fair has been described as the largest gathering of tepees in the world. Traditional clothing the Crow wore depended on gender. Women wouldn't dress very fancy because they were mostly around their shelters. They wore dresses made of mountain sheep or deer skins, decorated with elk teeth. They would cover their legs with leggings and their feet with moccasins. Crow women had short hair, unlike the men. The men dressed differently, with a shirt, trimmed leggings with a belt, a robe, and moccasins on their feet. Their hair was actually long, in some cases reaching or even dragging the ground, and sometimes decorated with certain items. The Crow were a matrilineal (decent through the maternal line), matrilocal (husband moves in with wife's family), and matriarchal tribe (females obtaining high status, even chief). Women held a very significant role within the tribe. TheseMinature Moccasins were made for decorative purposes and for the souvenir trade and to sell at the annual Crow Indian Pow Wow. All Four Pair have beads that tie the pair ot moccasins together. And they all can be worn as a pin and thus are considered a form of Indian Decorative jewelry. Each pair of minature moccasins measures approximately 1 1/4" to 1 3/4" in length and thus they are all very tiny These beaded pair of moccasins was made by hand from tanned leather ( probably deer or elk) and beads. The Crow Indians were known for their bright Beadwork and these miniature moccasins have wonderful bright beadwork. These Native American Crow Indian Handmade of Miniature Moccasins comes from a fabulous Native American Indian Collection of a Denver couple who collective Native American items for over 50 years. We are now liquidating their life-long collection. Their collection included many Navajo Indian Rugs, Baskets, Beadwork, Dolls, Indian Clothing, Indian Jewelry, Indian Drums, Original Native American Paintings, Handmade Native American Indian Pottery and so much more. We have already sold many items from this collection and we encourage you to look at some of our past auctions and we will be selling many more wonderful items in the future from this Denver Indian Collection. This Denver Couple traveled extensively and traded or bought their items directly from the Indians and they traded with many different Indian Tribes for many years. Some of the items that we will be offering in the future as simply amazing pieces, so check our auctions in the future if you like Native American Art. This is an authentic lot of TWO Native American Crow Indian Beaded Miniature Moccasins that comes with ... read more

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