Shield cover (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Previous owner
content: Buffalo Horn, Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Previous owner
content: Sitting Bear (Kunuh-tiwiit), Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Previous owner
content: Mrs. Sitting Bear, Sahnish (Arikara)
label: Collector
content: Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Buffalo Horn (Sahnish); given by him to Sitting Bear (Sahnish) at an unknown date; collected from Mrs. Sitting Bear (Sahnish) by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) in 1926 during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Fort Berthold Reservation; Dunn County, McLean County, McKenzie County, Mountrail County, Mercer County; North Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Sahnish (Arikara)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/5624
label: Barcode
content: 155624.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shield cover (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Deerhide/deerskin, wool cloth, feather/feathers, paint
label: Techniques
content: Stretched, painted, sewn, tied