Shield picturing battle exploits of Chief Hump (Etokeah, ca. 1848-1908)

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Date created: 1880-1890

Culture/People: probably Minneconjou Lakota [Cheyenne River] (attributed)
Subject: Chief Hump (Etokeah), Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), 1848-1908
Possible owner: Chief Hump (Etokeah), Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), 1848-1908

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but possibly owned by Chief Hump (Etokeah, Minneconjou Lakota, 1848-1908); purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917.
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Place: South Dakota; USA

See related items: Minneconjou Lakota [Cheyenne River]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Americans, Little Bighorn

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/2195
Barcode: 062195.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Object Name: Shield picturing battle exploits of Chief Hump (Etokeah, ca. 1848-1908)
Media/Materials: Cow rawhide, hide, paint
Techniques: Stretched, painted, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions: 57.00 x 4.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws620ba4eed-3432-44fc-832b-d53de34bb1dc

Record ID: NMAI_67206