Breastplate

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Culture/People: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Possible collector: Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
Previous owner: Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926; Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
Seller: Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969

Collection History: Probably collected between 1909 and 1913 by Joseph Kossuth Dixon (1856-1926, a photographer and filmmaker) during his work on the "Wanamaker Expedition of Citizenship," which was sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928, of the Wanamaker department stores) to present American flags to 189 tribes and emphasize the importance of Native citizenship; purchased by MAI from Joseph Dixon's widow, Edith R. Dixon (1891-1969), in 1927.
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Place: Montana; USA

See related items: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/4736
Barcode: 154736.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Breastplate
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, brass beads, shell beads, shell/shells, hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws669d5cec2-2619-4243-af0b-5ed5d3c0fbbc

Record ID: NMAI_166036