Breastplate
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet) (attributed); possibly collected from the Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: Previous owner
content: Margaret Bacon Gilbert (Margaret Gray Bacon/Mrs. Clinton Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1866-1933
label: Donor
content: Margaret Bacon Gilbert (Margaret Gray Bacon/Mrs. Clinton Gilbert), Non-Indian, 1866-1933
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Margaret Bacon Gilbert (Mrs. Clinton Gilbert, 1866-1933); donated to MAI by Mrs. Gilbert in 1926.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
label: See related items
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 14/5705
label: Barcode
content: 145705.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Breastplate
label: Media/Materials
content: Bone beads, shell/shells, glass bead/beads, commercially tanned leather, hide thong/babiche, silk ribbon
label: Techniques
content: Strung