Woman's breastplate

Date created
circa 1890
Culture/People
Sioux
Previous owner
Edward Borein, Non-Indian, 1873-1945
Seller
Lucille E. Borein (Mrs. Edward Borein), Non-Indian, 1882-1967
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Borein (1873-1945, a Western artist and collector); purchased by MAI from his widow Lucille E. Borein (1882-1967) in 1945.
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Place
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
See related items
Sioux
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/7879
Barcode
207879.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Woman's breastplate
Media/Materials
Bone hairpipe/hairpipes, commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads, brass beads, cotton cloth, cotton twine/string
Techniques
Strung, tied
Dimensions
100 x 29.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63dbc5e66-cfd4-4520-89ee-fb80987e9fd6
Record ID
NMAI_221749