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Object Number
2004.29.4157
Display Title
Round Apache shield with long feathers attached
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
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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