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Montana Gros Ventre Beaded Child's Moccasins 1970s

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Montana Gros Ventre Beaded Child's Moccasins 1970s
Featured in this lot is this pair of beaded child's moccasins from the Montana Gros Ventre tribe and circa 1970's. The moccasin's feature a white hide side walling that shows geometric patterns of trade seed beads with colors of sky blue, medium red, chalk white, and translucent green. The Gros Ventre meaning "big belly"), also known as the Aaniiih, A'aninin, Haaninin, Atsina, and White Clay, are a historically Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe located in north central Montana. Today the Gros Ventre people are enrolled in the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana, a federally recognized tribe. The condition of this pair of moccasins is good with no obvious signs of damage and shows good overall condition. The measurements of these moccasins is 5" x 2 3/4" x 2".