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Object Number
994-2-10/71098
Display Title
Breastplate, Woman's
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's breastplate. Southern plains (Kiowa) style. Off-white plastic hairpipes, black faceted glass beads, nickel-plated beads, strap leather & cowry shells in vertical rows. Part of woman's powwow dance outfit, exhibit HNAI 1995.
Inventory Description
Breastplate, rows of plastic hairpipes, metal and glass beads, shells
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1994
Artist
Pablo Padilla
(1994)
Artist
Amanda Proctor
(1994)
Culture
- Osage
- Quapaw
- Kiowa
- Plains
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
Additional Geographic Terms
Southern Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 99.0602 x 27.9401 cm (39 x 11 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
994-2-10/71098
Provenance
Seller
Amanda Proctor
(1994)
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