BREASTPLATE

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Name/Title

BREASTPLATE

Entry/Object ID

143/3236

Description

COINS/BEADS Beaded breastplate adorned with flower made of feathers

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

The word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Breastplate

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

18 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Bone, Leather, Feather

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

POSSIBLY BEATRICE CREAMERY CO.; LINCOLN, NEB. VERN THORNBURGH HLG LEDGER OVL. II, 258L, ONLY ITEM LETTER DATED 3/7/1914