Chest ornament/Pectoral
date: label: Date created
content: 1870-1900
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sioux
label: Possible collector
content: Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
label: Previous owner
content: Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
label: Previous owner
content: John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
label: Donor
content: John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected between 1930 and 1945 by Bernard S. Mason (1896-1953, author of books on Indian crafts, an active supporter of camping and "Indian lore" as educational experiences, and director of Camp Kooch-i-ching, Rainy Lake, Minnesota); bequeathed or given to his friend John Landis Holden (1922-1998, also a camping enthusiast and subsequent director of Camp Kooch-i-ching); donated to NMAI by John L. Holden in 1991.
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place: label: Place
content: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Sioux
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/3447
label: Barcode
content: 253447.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Chest ornament/Pectoral
label: Media/Materials
content: Otter skin/fur, hide, porcupine quills, metal cones, cotton cloth, mirror, feather/feathers, silk ribbon, dye/dyes
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), lined
label: Dimensions
content: 130 x 52 x 2 cm