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Breastplate

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Charles F. Nesler (1864-1930), probably between 1897 and 1904 when he worked as an inspector with the US Indian Service; donated to MAI by Charles Nesler in 1921.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kiowa
Collector
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Previous owner
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Donor
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Object Name
Breastplate
Media/Materials
Bone hairpipe/hairpipes
Techniques
Strung
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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