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Buffalo skin shield
Object Number 08-4-10/73490
Display Title Buffalo skin shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, hide over wood ring, hide loop on reverse, 2 holes
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southwest
Materials Hide, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 45 cm (1 x 17 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73490
Provenance
Provenance Grace A. Nicholson (10/29/1908)
Provenance Mr. Carroll S. Hartman (10/29/1908)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (06/01/1908)

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