Shield cover

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Date created: circa 1875

Culture/People: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet); used by the Apsáalooke (Crow) and the Salish (Flathead)
Collector: William Wildschut (Willem Wildschut), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
Previous owner: Young Bosom, Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)

Collection History: Formerly owned by Young Bosom (Blackfeet) and given to an Apsáalooke (Crow) man who gave it to a Salish (Flathead) man; collected in 1926 on the Jocko Reservation, Montana, by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Montana or Alberta; USA, Canada (inferred)

See related items: Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet); Salish (Flathead); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5956
Barcode: 145956.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Object Name: Shield cover
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin, hide thong/babiche, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Perforated, laced
Dimensions: 54 x 50 x 11 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f2f04e74-b131-4a85-9a57-e0bcbd25d9fb

Record ID: NMAI_156738