Shield
Date1860-1868
Object PlaceUnited States, North America
MediumBuffalo rawhide, tanned buckskin, bells, feathers,corn husks, natural pigment.
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Dimensions19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Detroit Scientific Association
Object number76.144
DescriptionA thunderbird, smaller birds, cresent shapes and a cluster of seven circles are painted on the shield in red and blue. There is a blue border. The original color of the now-faded background was black.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 1
ProvenanceObtained by Custer at Battle of the Washita, Nov 27, 1868, when Little Rock was killed.
Transferred from Detroit Scientific Association to Institute of Arts.
