Shield

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Shield

1897-Oct-05

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Rawhide disk with hide cover, cow tail pendants, large brass bell and knitted yarn strap at back. Disk painted red with green disk at center, bunch of feathers and tuft of buffalo wool at top, upper edge covered by feathered red wool band with trailing ends. Cover painted red around perimeter, red spot on each side with bundle of dew claws tied to centers. See 229801-229802 for models of this shield. See 178368 for blanket wrapping for shield. 19" (48 cm). Associated names: Setkonkya. (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)

11 Dec 2014

Native Americans

Ethnology

Kiowa Indians

Anthropology

Mooney, James

Bureau Of American Ethnology

Smithsonian Institution

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