• Culture/People:

    Osage

  • Object name:

    Shield

  • Date created:

    1870-1890

  • Place:

    Oklahoma; USA

  • Media/Materials:

    Rawhide, hide, paint, eagle feather/feathers, hawk feather/feathers, wool cloth, hide thong/babiche, brass bell/bells, silk ribbon, horse tail, cotton thread, sinew, dye/dyes

  • Techniques:

    Painted, stitched, strung, dyed

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Collected by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) in 1908 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

  • Dimensions:

    133.5 x 50.0 x 4.0 cm

  • Catalog number:

    2/699

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