Sioux chief's breastplate eagle wing bones

Sioux chief's breastplate eagle wing bones

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Sioux chief's breastplate eagle wing bones
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Sioux chief's breastplate eagle wing bones, decorated with glass and brass beads, said to be rare, Sioux tribe, maker, Plains, U.S.A., 1865-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A123868
Materials:
bone, eagle wing, glass, beads, brass and cord
type:
breast plates
credit:
Glendining