Hair plates, mounted set of 20

Hair plates, mounted set of 20

1880s
Culture
Cheyenne
Country
United States
Object
decoration, hair
Medium
Silver, fabric, skin, horse hair, and beads
Accession Number
1952.311
Credit Line
Purchase from Mrs. Alice P. Andrews

Cheyenne artist, Hair plates, mounted set of 20, 1880s. Silver, fabric, skin, horse hair, and beads; 64 x 3⅛ in. Denver Art Museum: Purchase from Mrs. Alice P. Andrews, 1952.311

Dimensions
length: 64 in, 162.5600 cm; width: 3 1/8 in, 7.9375 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Purchased 1952 from Mrs. Alice P. Andrews, El Cajon, CA by the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • "Jewels of the Southwest: The Development of Contemporary Design in Southwest American Indian Jewelry,"Arizona Historial Society, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 8, 2002 - September 1, 2002