Chest ornament/pectoral with mirror frame

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Date created: circa 1860

Culture/People: Apatohsipipiikani (Northern Piegan) [Piikani Reserve, Brocket, Alberta]
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: Piikani Reserve (Peigan Reserve); Alberta; Canada

See related items: Apatohsipipiikani (Northern Piegan) [Piikani Reserve, Brocket, Alberta]; Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/9556
Barcode: 149556.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Chest ornament/pectoral with mirror frame
Media/Materials: Coyote fur/skin, hide, wood, glass bead/beads, brass beads, brass tacks/bosses, paint, sinew, porcupine quills
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, quill-wrapped (flat), fringed, carved, studded, painted
Dimensions: 59 x 22 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws603e7b1b1-bcf4-429c-a2e3-f9238cbc2786

Record ID: NMAI_159934