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1. Shield and cover

Museum number:: 2-4866a,b
Culture or time period:: Kiowa
Object class:: Shields (armor)
Maker or artist:: Black Horse
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Production date:: ca. 1792
Dimensions:: a— diameter 52 centimeters and b— diameter 54 centimeters
Collector:: Hugh Lenox Scott and Tsa'l-aute
Collection place:: Great Plains, North America
Collection date:: 1894