Breastplate

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Date created: 1970-1990

Culture/People: Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]
Artist/Maker: attributed to Alice New Holy Blue Legs, Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), 1925-2003
Donor: Sara D. Toney (Sara Grant Dowty/Mrs. George R. Toney), Non-Indian
Previous owner: Sara D. Toney (Sara Grant Dowty/Mrs. George R. Toney), Non-Indian; George R. Toney, Non-Indian, 1918-2008

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of George R. Toney (1918-2008); inherited by his wife Sara D. Toney; donated to NMAI by Mrs. Sara Toney in 2015.
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Place: Pine Ridge Reservation; Jackson County, Oglala Lakota County; South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/9631
Barcode: 269631.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Breastplate
Media/Materials: Porcupine quills, dye/dyes, cotton cloth, felt, thread, glass bead/beads, deerhide/deerskin
Techniques: Dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 89.0 x 40.0 x 2.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65c0b7c76-93e9-466b-9a1c-b5886aca30f2

Record ID: NMAI_412465