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Feather shield cover for the Cacique (chief)
Feather shield cover for the Cacique (chief)
Object Number 33-64-30/11878.1.4
Display Title Feather shield cover for the Cacique (chief)
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: [on card in photo] Bordado de plumas para cubrir la rodela de un Cacique de los indigenas en la América Española [translation: feather embroidery to cover the shield of a Cacique of the indigenous in Spanish America.] / (verso) 11160 / This negative (11160) was destroyed in the Spring of 1967 because it had deteriorated - Acc No: 33-64 / Feather disc - diameter 31 1/2 inches / "Spanish America" / Photograph collected in Spain by Dr. S. K. Lothrop and given to the museum. / This is in Museo Arqueologico, Madrid / Taken by photographer in Museo, print made by F. P. Orchard, 1934.
Department Photographic
Date 1922
Artist Museo Arqueologico Nacional
Culture
  • South American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
South America
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.6375 × 25.4001 cm (8 1/8 × 10 in.)
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Donor Donated by Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop

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