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Breastplate to accompany the Give Away Horses dress

Object Details

Collection History
NMAI commission from the artist in 2006, using funds donated by Elaine Dee Barker (1948-2012).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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
Date created
2006
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
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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