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Wooden slat body armour which has been painted and has small faces carved in a line round its middle. The slats are bound together with string-like binding; Good. Additional description: Armour consists of curved front and back pieces, each with an upper flap. Rear piece is shorter, but curves into a tongue shape at centre. Body sections secured together with four horizontal bands of lashing. Flaps secured with two bands of lashing. Front and back body sections decorated with a row of carved heads. The two flaps have a single head at centre of each. Armour also painted with geometric shapes. (J. Tanner, 1999).
THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900
THE THOMPSON INDIANS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEIT, JAMES MEMOIRS, 2, 1900
Large brown armoured vest. Vest has two plaited straps that go over shoulders and a piece in front that can be tied closed. Front of vest is adorned with six nutshells tied on with leather cord. Back of vest is completely covered in bone plaits. Top of front flap is adorned with feathers and sewn with green thread to hold on remaining feathers.
AMERICA'S FASCINATING INDIAN HERITAGE. MAXWELL, JAMES, EDITOR, 1978, Publisher: READER'S DIGEST