Breastplate, Armor

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Breastplate, Armor

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.113

Description

Property C4: Hairpipe Breastplate Object: ceremonial hairpipe breastplate, Artist/Maker: Crow, Title/Model: Breastplate of Styrene Hairpipe and Two Abalone Conch Shells, Date/Region: ca. 1980, Northern Plains, Medium/Technique: stitched and knotted natural and man-made materials / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 50" H x 13" W x 1.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A hairpipe breastplate is adorned with leather, twine, beads, basketry, wood, brass bells, stone and abalone shell conch at shoulders.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Breastplate, Armor

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018