Culture/People:

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Possible owner:

Thomas Corwin Donaldson (Thomas C. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1843-1898  Search this

Previous owner:

Thomas Blaine Donaldson (Thomas B. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1876-1947  Search this

Seller:

Thomas Blaine Donaldson (Thomas B. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1876-1947  Search this

Object Name:

Shield and cover (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Hide, wool cloth, feather/feathers, paint

Techniques:

Stretched, wrapped, painted

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Place:

Oklahoma; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thomas Blaine Donaldson (1876-1947) and possibly his father Thomas Corwin Donaldson (1843-1898, an attorney and biographer of the artist George Catlin); purchased by George Heye from Thomas B. Donaldson in 1909.

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Catalog Number:

2/3345

Barcode:

023345.000

See related items:

Niuam (Comanche)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61093f1a9-cb99-42e1-b37e-fa71d7adedf1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_24792