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Dancer's breastplate

Maker
Date 1875-1900
Medium / Technique Stroud, cotton cloth, cardboard, glass bead, metal bead, cotton thread, metal hook
Dimensions44.3 x 27.5 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Personal Symbols - Status Symbols
CultureIndigenous: Haudenosaunee, Kanien'kehaka
Geocultural Area Eastern Woodlands
Origin Kahnawà:ke, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM184
DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of David Ross McCord
Status
Not on view

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