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Medicine shield

Artist Sioux

Date1881

Location where collectedMontana, United States

Mediumwood,deerskin, bells, feathers, textile

DimensionsOther: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsVisual Works

Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read

Object number1881.3.72

DescriptionOval wooden frame with painted skin stretched over it. In the center, in blue, is a buffalo head on a yellow field surrounded by a red border on upper 2/3 of the oval. Ten brass bells with pairs of feathers are attached along the red border; a medicine bundle in red/brown/white plaid cotton is attached to the back.

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