Blue circle at center, surrounded by four rows of red and blue rays, feather pendant at center, two tufts of horsehair and braided yarn strap at back. Outside. Records: This was a shield of the Comanches, who "threw it away," probably because the owner had been wounded. It was found and appropriated by Kopdom. He was killed in Texas in 1859. (C). Associated names: Kopdom. (from Merrill, William L. et al. 1997. A Guide to the Kiowa Collections at the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Anthropology, no. 40. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.)
