Breastplate

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

143-3234: Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
143-3234

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.

Name/Title

Breastplate

Entry/Object ID

143/3234

Description

MULTI-STRAND/WAMPUM BEADS/RED/WHITE/NAIL HEADS THIS IS THE ONLY WAMPUM BREASTPLATE IN OUR COLLECTION, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE PROOF AS OF THIS DATE, 1/26/2019, THAT HLG PURCHASED THIS WAMPUM BREASTPLATE FROM THIS CO., BUT IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY. WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Utah

Culture/Tribe

Ute
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Breastplate

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

6 in

Diameter

12 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Leather, SHELL BEADS

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

THE TRINKET JEWELRY SHOP, 411/2 S MAIN ST; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH E. WEINSTEIN HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 253E,F; ONLY ITEM SOLD, LETTER DATE 10/10/1918