Shield

Museum number:
2-3844
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020003844
Accession number:
Acc.126
Description:
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.
Donor:
Newton H. Chittenden
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Akimel O'odham ("Pima")
Collector:
Newton H. Chittenden
Collection date:
1904
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shields (armor)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used in warfare.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 46 centimeters
Comment:
Photo: 15-4408.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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