Breastplate to accompany the Give Away Horses dress

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Blanket strip and blanket; Breastplate; Concho belt; Handbag/purse; Woman's dress and accessories; Woman's moccasins and leggings

Date created: 2006

Culture/People: Assiniboine (Stoney)
Artist/Maker: Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine (Stoney)/Sioux, b. 1969
Seller: Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty, Assiniboine (Stoney)/Sioux, b. 1969
Presenter/funding source: Elaine Dee Barker (Elaine Dee Barker Dismuke), Non-Indian, 1948-2012

Collection History: NMAI commission from the artist in 2006, using funds donated by Elaine Dee Barker (1948-2012).
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Place: North San Juan; Nevada County; California; USA

See related items: Assiniboine (Stoney); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5821
Barcode: 265821.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Breastplate to accompany the Give Away Horses dress
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, silk ribbon, brass thimble/thimbles, brass bell/bells, thread
Techniques: Stitched, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, quill-wrapped (flat), tied
Dimensions: 136.7 x 30.9 x 3.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bbb624a7-b636-40d5-b704-ec17ec4e74ea

Record ID: NMAI_282048