Shield and cover (Image withheld)

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Date created: 1850

Culture/People: Sahnish (Arikara)
Collector: Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871
Previous owner: Thomas S. Twiss (Thomas S. Triss), Non-Indian, ca. 1802-1871; Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
Seller: Daisy M. Barnett, Non-Indian, 1874-1937
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collected between 1855 and 1871 at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, by Thomas S. Twiss (ca. 1802-1871, U.S. Indian agent for the upper Platte River); acquired by Daisy M. Barnett (1874-1937) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Daisy Barnett in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: Fort Laramie; Goshen County; Wyoming; USA

See related items: Sahnish (Arikara); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/8054
Barcode: 088054.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Object Name: Shield and cover (Image withheld)
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin, feather/feathers, deerhide/deerskin, brass
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b4ab2c5d-2ee9-4690-86e7-3ac899248349

Record ID: NMAI_95147