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War shield
Object Number 95-30-10/62470
Display Title War shield
Descriptions
Object Description War shield. Red and green rosette ribbons. Fringe pinked.
Inventory Description Shield, rawhide, with red cloth, feather, mirror and ribbon decoration.
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Apache?
  • Comanche?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Southern Plains
Materials Hide, Cloth, Feather, Crow Feather, Mirror, Ribbon
Dimensions Overall: 160 x 69 cm (63 x 27 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1886-1894)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1894)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1895)

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