| Object ID |
T0048 |
| Object Name |
Shield |
| Description |
Crow Shield - Mountain Lion Crossways;
Medium/Materials: Buffalo rawhide, antelope skin, porcupine quills, eagle and hawk feathers, trade cloth, pigments;
Marks: On reverse, in black ink: "12/741"; |
| Dimensions |
Dia-23 inches |
| Early Date |
1860 ca. |
| Medium |
trade cloth/pigments |
| Place of Origin |
Hardin, Big Horn County, MT, USA |
| People |
Crow/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Mountain Lion Crossways. A nineteenth century Crow warrior, the earliest remembered owner of the shield.;
(2) Spotted Mountain. Son of Mountain Lion Crossways;
(3) Buffalo that Bellows. Brother of Spotted Mountain (and son of Mountain Lion Crossways);
(4) Bad Man. Son of Spotted Mountain and grandson of Mountain Lion Crossways;
(5) Heye Foundation / Museum of the American Indian. Hardin, Montana/ New York City. Accessioned in 1923. Catalogue no. 12/741. Acquired by William Wildschut;
(6) Robert Huber. Heye Foundation card reads: "Exchanged to Robert Huber, December 15, 1970.";
(7) Dr. Donald J. Petersen. Denver, Colorado. Acquired 1977;
(8) H.B.Roloff, Victoria, British Columbia (1980);
(9) Elaine Horwitz, Santa Fe, New Mexico who traded it to James Havard through Bob Ward's Trading Post when it was owned by Tom Julian;
(10) James Havard, Santa Fe, New Mexico;
(11) Eugene V. Thaw 9 June 1992 (brokered by William Channing); |
| Used |
Crow |
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