A rare North American Indian breast plate - Cree tribe, warrior’s armour or ceremonial breast plate - Mossgreen

Lot #601 - A rare North American Indian breast plate - Cree tribe, warrior’s armour or ceremonial breast plate

Auction House:

Mossgreen
Sale Name:

Summer Auction Series
Sale Date:

19 Feb 2013 ~ 10.30am
Lot #:

601
Lot Description:

A rare North American Indian breast plate - Cree tribe, warrior’s armour or ceremonial breast plate
with two rows of horizontal hair pipes intersected by rows of beads, buffalo hide and buckskin tassels, convex pink shell adornment to top with beaded strap
approximately 32cm high, 22cm wide
Provenance:

With an old collection label inscribed: Cree Tribe, File Hills Reservation Sashatoliesoa; Old Melbourne Collection
Estimate:

A$2,000 - 4,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.