Blue Face Bracelet (Chief Joseph)

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Object Details

Culture/People

Choctaw

Artist/Maker

Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma, b. 1959

Donor

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collector

R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Subject

Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat [Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain]/In Mut Too Yah Lat Lat), Niimíipuu (Nez Perce), 1840-1904

Collection History

Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.

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Date created

2000-2003

Catalog Number

26/4251

Barcode

264251.000

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Title

Blue Face Bracelet (Chief Joseph)

Object Name

Bracelet

Media/Materials

Glass bead/beads, commercial suede

Techniques

Overlay beadwork

Dimensions

5.1 x 6.3 x 5.8 cm

Place

Santa Fe; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA

See related items

Choctaw

Adornment/Jewelry

On View

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Best of Beadwork

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba4acd03-0ec7-4755-919d-be59595dfd9e

Record ID

NMAI_280421