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Description
Breastplate made of threaded white and purple quahog and whelk shell wampum beads. Leather backing and fastening ties. Synthetic thread used to weave beads onto leather strings. Leather strings/fringe decorate the bottom of the piece. Each string is adorned with one larger copper bead. Created by Lydia Wallace Chavez
Type
Artifact
Region
New York State
Era
Contemporary United States
Repository
Identifier
E-2017.63
Source
New York State Museum
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