Object Details
- Donor Name
- Victor J. Evans
- Rawhide disk with hide cover, red dot at center surrounded with black and brown concentric circles, arching lines to right and left, bird of prey with outstretched wings at top, square with radiating lines from corners and row of black circles at right, red four-pointed star below, spurred circle divided into quarters and wedge shape filled with lines and dots at left. NOTE: The design of this undocumented shield is not typical of the Kiowa. 19.5" (50 cm). (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)
- Record Last Modified
- 30 Jul 2020
- Specimen Count
- 2
- Culture
- Kiowa (?)
- Accession Date
- 20 Mar 1931
- Accession Number
- 113605
- USNM Number
- E361808-0
- Object Type
- Shield
- Place
- Not Given, Texas, United States, North America
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8408808
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3215a27fa-b779-4f1c-ac26-89358fc0b33c
