Shield cover

Shield cover

1870
Culture
Southern Cheyenne
Country
United States
Object
shield, cover
Medium
Rawhide, paint, cloth, feather, brass, and fur
Accession Number
1968.330A-B
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds

Southern Cheyenne artist
Shield Cover, 1870
Rawhide, paint, cloth, feather, brass, and fur
18½ in. (diameter)
Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition funds, 1968.330A-B
Photography ©Denver Art Museum

Dimensions
diameter: 18 1/2 in, 46.99 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
George W. Maffet (b. 1856– d.1924), about 1881-1885, Oklahoma; Karen Daniels Peterson, St. Paul, MN, before 1968; Denver Art Museum, 1968