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Sioux Breastplate

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Jewelry Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Sioux Breastplate
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Sioux Women's Breastplate. 40" x 10" (with fringe). Two hundred and six bone hair pipes separated with leather spacers and coral colored beads. Adorned with abalone disks in the middle, cowrie shells on the bottom & glass bead neck. Mid 20th century. Provenance: The Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner Collection. These breast plates were purchased by Luther Zehner, December 12, 1949.