Hair Pipe Breastplate
Nimi'puu (Nez Perce)
Plateau
about 1879
Beads (shell wampum), leather, and thread
Overall: 9 13/16 × 14 3/16 in. (25 × 36 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William M. Leeds
13.137.4094E
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Adornment
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plateau
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marks: "1038" printed black on white.
Provenance
Possibly belonged to Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce; probably acquired by William M. Leeds (1829-1886) during his time working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, about 1876-1879; to his wife, Catharine G. Lockwood Leeds (1825-1913), New York; given to present collection, about 1879-1888; catalogued, 1913.
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