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Object Number
985-27-10/59540
Display Title
Sioux hair pipe breast plate. 2 sections of 32 hair pipes each. Hide strip down
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux hair pipe breast plate. 2 sections of 32 hair pipes each. Hide strip down both sides and 2 down middle. 3 brass beads strung between central strip on each row. 2 hair pipes and brass bead hoops at top. Dark patina. 35.8x22.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Breast plate, 2 sections of 32 hair pipes, separated by brass beads and leather
Classification
- Breast ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Brass, Cow bone, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 26 x 0.8 cm (12 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59540
Provenance
Collector
Theodore B. Pitman, Jr.
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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