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Comanche shield
Object Number 985-27-10/60154
Display Title Comanche shield
Descriptions
Object Description Comanche shield. Round rawhide base which is convex to a point. Remnants of painted designs. Backed w/ beaver skins. Stuffed w/ mountain sheep hair. Wide strip of bison hide around edge. Some painted designs on beaver skins as well. 95x56.4 cm. Most likely made during the transitional period. Medicine inside the shield.
Inventory Description Shield, rawhide with leather on back, edges, 2 straps, conical center, wool.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1899?
Culture
  • Comanche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Materials Rawhide, Beaver skin, Mountain Sheep hair, Bison
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 56.4 x 10 cm (22 1/16 x 22 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Alexander Redfield
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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