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Shield made of skin with a circlet of dangling feathers
Shield made of skin with a circlet of dangling feathers
Object Number 49-44-10/32689
Display Title Shield made of skin with a circlet of dangling feathers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shield, rawhide, circular, painted orange, eagle feathers around edge.
Classification
  • Accessory
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arapaho?
  • Shoshone?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wyoming
Materials Hide, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 75 x 38.5 cm (29 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32689
Provenance
Collector Henry Seton (01/01/1930-01/01/1936)
Donor Henry Seton (11/15/1950)

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