Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found antique paper diolls With a nice warm dry

With a nice warm dry wood patina

At first I thought this was made of concrete due to its whitish crusty surface

a bit of arithmetic

including because I once had fantasies of becoming a weaver--and also fantasies of becoming French

8 3/16" x 5 1/4" x 11/16" and in very good condition

Collection of Three Antique Finely Beaded Sioux Moccasins, As Found antique paper diolls With a nice warm dryYes, typically one sees beautifully beaded Native American moccasins like this sold in pairs, but for me this collection of three single (and singular) examples is much dearer, including for feeling like stand ins for a family father, mother and child. (And each very much bears the the imprint of its one time wearer.) These are all Sioux I am more or less certain, of the Great Plains, but distinctions between Lakota and Dakota in terms of beadwork