Breastplate

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Culture/People: Kiowa
Seller: Samuel S. Arn (S. S. Arn), Non-Indian, 1855-1936
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) in 1910 from a pawn shop operated by Samuel S. Arn (1855-1936) in Anadarko, Oklahoma, during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8368
Barcode: 028368.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Breastplate
Media/Materials: Bone hairpipe/hairpipes, seed/seeds, commercially tanned leather, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Strung
Dimensions: 76 x 33 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655d959a7-45fb-4755-ba50-190c661a0ea6

Record ID: NMAI_29969