Reproduction: Dance Shield

1996.24.2613

Object Image

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Reproduction: Dance Shield   (1996.24.2613)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Personal Symbols
  4. :
  5. Status Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1930s - 1990s
Culture Native American: Great Plains: Sioux: Absaroke (Apáalooke, Crow), Tsitsistas Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 45 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 5.5 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 1058 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Animal--Skin--with Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Skin--without Fur/Feathers/Scales, Animal--Feather, Textile, Pigment, Animal--Bird--Eagle--Golden Eagle
Manufacturing Processes Tanning, Cutting, Sewing, Painting

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

"Cheyenne Shields and their Cosmological Background" by Imre Nagy, American Indian Art, Summer 1994

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Reginald and Gladys Laubin Collection
Reproduction Yes, Tag says “Copy of Crow Shield collected by Vernon” Original in the Field Museum

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