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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
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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