Object class: Armor (protective wear) / Culture or time period: Plains cultures / Loans: S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Armor (protective wear) Culture or time period Plains cultures Loans S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)

Hearst Museum object titled Shield and cover, accession number 2-4866a,b, described as (a) Shield. Buckskin overlay on bison rawhide divided into green half and yellow half, each with colored +'s; crane's head, white feathers attached; red wool broadcloth trim on one half. (b) Cover. Buckskin with yellow "sun" in center surrounded by 1 green and 2 yellow circles; half of perimeter is red, half is yellow; 2 tassels with alternating bands of black and white beads on one side where yellow and red meet. Poor condition.