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Object Number 05-7-10/64529
Display Title Apron or back protector, part of armor.
Descriptions
Object Description Apron, part of armor. Worn around waist and under slat armor. Back protector. Wood possibly spruce as well as mountain ash.
Inventory Description Wooden armour, rods lashed together with rope, braided leather ties
Classification
  • Breastplate
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Dimensions Overall: 63.4 x 84 cm (24 15/16 x 33 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64529 (69-30-10/2057)
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905)

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