Object class: Armor (protective wear) / Culture or time period: North American native cultures / Function: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7188, described as Skin armor; armless jacket; 76 centimeters in length.

Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7187, described as Skin armor; armless jacket; 63 centimeters in length.

Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-19079, described as Armor shirt, elk hide (?), faced with separate vest-like garment with totemic painted designs (bear, beaver, bird) in red and brown. Killer whale (?) charm made of tooth. Attached as is, is a wood toggle.

Hearst Museum object titled Shield, accession number 2-3844, described as Stiff rawhide, circular in shape. Braided handle on back attached through face, traces of red paint on face. Lettered on back, Pima Indian warshield, Puma Indian rawhide arrow shield, Arizona.

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.