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German silver, which is an alloy that contains no silver, was a favored metal of the Plains Indian tribes. The rings, bracelets and hair plates, which in turn became belt conchas, worn by the Kiowa, Comanche, Dakota, Cheyenne, Ute, Pawnee, Osage, etc., were of this thin metal. These silver discs were strung and worn by the Plains tribes as hair pieces, that is, they were tied to the hair and draped down the back of the head. Sometimes the sizes of the discs were graduated and other times they were the same. They also wore them draped down their side from the waist.

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