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Object Number
2004.33.11
Display Title
Bone hairpipe breastplate
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux-style men's horizontal breastplate with 43 bone hairpipes on each side, a pair of brass beads at the end of each hairpipe; red-painted parfleche rawhide foundation; blue trade beads. Four hairpipes and seven brass beads have become detached and are with the breastplate.
Inventory Description
Breastplate, two columns of bone tubes, metal and blue beads, strung with hide
Classification
- Breastplate
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1870-1900 or earlier
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 37 x 2 cm (17 5/16 x 14 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2004.33.11
Credit Line
Gift of Putnam Ballou McDowell A. B. 1946
Provenance
Owner
Barbara Bamford Ballou
(1954 - 1954)
Owner
Latimer Willis Ballou
(1954)
Collector
William Henry Bisbee
Donor
Putnam B. McDowell
(1954 - 11/17/04)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.33.11.1 | Breastplate elements, four bone tubes tapered at ends, seven metal beads |
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