A Pair of Quill-Wrapped Horsehair and Beaded Hide Crow Moccasins

of typical construction, sinew sewn on the the outer edges in pink, light and dark blue glass beadwork, with a linear motif, the vamp, decorated with channels of horsehair wrapped in dyed porcupine quillwork, in red, yellow and purple, centering worn red cloth roundels enclosed with concentric beaded details in white and blue.

Acquired from Howard Roloff, Victoria, British Columbia, 1990

John W. Painter, American Indian Artifacts: The John Painter Collection, 1991, pp. 54 – 55, no. 41, illustrated

John W. Painter, A Window On The Past, Volume Two, 2003, p. 25, no. 82, illustrated

For related examples and a discussion please see Bill Holm, “Quill Wrapped Horsehair: Two Rare Quilling Techniques,” in Studies in American Indian Art: A Memorial to Norman Feder. Christian F. Feest, ed., 2001, p. 67.

Also see Colin Taylor, “Costume Decorated with Quill-Wrapped Hair: Nez Perce or Crow?” American Indian Art Magazine, v. 6, no. 3, 43 – 53.