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Plains Indian Shield
Dancing shield carved from buffalo hide and covered with symbolic motifs.
On the left side are the lines of a river and a tiny medicine ring; on the other side are 3 stars to signify night. There's also a medicine ring, two raptor feathers and the skin of an ermine.
REGION: Arapahoe, Wyoming, USA
MATERIAL: Dyed buffalo hide, feathers, ermine skin
TIME: Circa 1850
Diameter: 44cm
inventory number: AM053
Ref: QZ6NNGND1C