Lot 18

19th-century Plains Man's Bone Breatplate

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

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This is a fabulous 19th-century men’s Northern Plains hairpipe bone breastplate / breast plate. The piece exhibits three rows of carved bone “hairpipe” beads with a nice rich yellow patina separated by four strips of old saddle harness trade leather and old solid brass trade beads strung on strips of old trade clothe. The bottom shows three sections of three rows containing more old solid brass trade beads along with several opalescent wound glass pound beads and larger cobalt trade beads at the bottom. The top shows more old trade clothe strips as well as a medicine bundle. The bundle is old trade clothe tied showing several solid brass old hawk trade bells, a carved bone whistle with paint remnants and drilled holes, two antler or bone disc carvings and various wound glass old trade beads. The top section of the breast plate has one single row of early repairs with one offset row of bone beads having wound glass beads separating instead of brass beads, an early repair. The piece shows good overall condition and nice patina with deep yellow bone, green tarnished brass, dark leather and stained strips of clothing. Measures overall 39-inches long by 12-inches wide. The bone beads are each 3-inches.

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