Blue Face Bracelet (Chief Joseph)

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Date created: 2000-2003

Culture/People: Choctaw
Artist/Maker: Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma, b. 1959
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Collector: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Subject: Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain]/In Mut Too Yah Lat Lat), Niimíipuu (Nez Perce), 1840-1904

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.
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Place: Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: Choctaw; Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Best of Beadwork

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/4251
Barcode: 264251.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Title: Blue Face Bracelet (Chief Joseph)
Object Name: Bracelet
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, commercial suede
Techniques: Overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 5.1 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba4acd03-0ec7-4755-919d-be59595dfd9e

Record ID: NMAI_280421