SHIELD

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SHIELD

Entry/Object ID

143/3249 A

Description

CENTER/COVERED/BEADED STAR IN CENTER/BELLS AND RED FEATHERS THIS SHIELD BELONGED TO CHIEF LITTLE STAR, OSAGE. GOOD DESCRIPTION ON p. 264E.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Osage Nation
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shield

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Body Armor

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Diameter

14 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

RAWHIDE, Leather

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Little Star

Provenance

Notes

BEATRICE CREAMERY CO.; LINCOLN, NEB VERN THORNBURGH HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 264E, MID PAGE INVOICE DATE 1/11/1915