Breastplate

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Collector: Donald A. Cadzow, Non-Indian, 1894-1960

Collection History: Collected in 1926 by Donald A. Cadzow (1894-1960, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: File Hills Reserve; Saskatchewan; Canada

See related items: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/7962
Barcode: 147962.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Breastplate
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, deer hoof/hooves, fur, brass tacks/bosses, wool yarn
Techniques: Sewn, studded, tasseled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644733cb9-d167-4bfb-b635-fd0f3b5a8c28

Record ID: NMAI_158632