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Object Number
15-36-10/86506
Display Title
Shield made from neck part of buck deer skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Shield (somewhat oval in shape) made from neck part of buck deer skin stretched on a wooden hoop. Carrying loop of braided elaeagnus bark. Fringe of notched deer's hoofs around the bottom and bunches of same at the upper corners and in the middle. Tail feather of an eagle and strips of weasel skin attached to each side. Designs in red paint are all realistic. On upper part are moon and seven stars, two birds, one a raven (all red) and one a flicker. Below is a man (the owner) with feather head dress holding a shield on his arm and shooting an arrow. On the lower part are the same birds reversed, a sun and numerous tracks. This kind of shield is called [ ] and is not intended to be used in fending off arrows. It is entirely protective owing to the connection between [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Shield, hide painted w/reddish pigment, bird, celestial/human designs.
Classification
- Shield
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Hide, Animal hoof, Pigment, Feather, Fur
Dimensions
Overall: 74.5 x 52 cm (29 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86506
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector
James A. Teit
(1915)
Seller
James A. Teit
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