Sold for $3,125

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Lot Description

Sioux Bone Hairpipe Breastplate

late 19th century

two rows of bone hairpipes are threaded through leather spacers using hide thongs; central row of brass beads; circular mirror and engraved mother-of-pearl medallion are attached; a handwritten collection tag

length 13 3/4 inches x width 8 inches

COLLECTION HISTORY

Floyd Schultz, Kansas
Lathrop (Pat) Reed, Kansas
Kenneth Canfield, Missouri
James Scoville, Illinois

Condition Report

Collection tag reads: Sioux Breast Plate from the Wounded Knee battlefield. Picked up by a member of the 7th Cav. Dec. 29th, 1890./ E194 Sioux-Hunkpapa 1890 period

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