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Round Apache shield with long feathers and circular attachment
Round Apache shield with long feathers and circular attachment
Object Number 2004.29.4156
Display Title Round Apache shield with long feathers and circular attachment
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Apache Indians (Athapascan) / Sept. 1912 - Gift of Mrs. A.L. Lowell. This shield in possession of Mrs. Lowell was given to her father by an army officer."
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Weaponry and Warfare
Subject
  • Shield
Department Photographic
Date 1912
Culture
  • Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.26 x 8.26 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mrs. Anna Parker Lowell

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