Shield and cover
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1790
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
label: Previous owner
content: Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Charles A. Foster, Non-Indian
label: Previous seller
content: Dr. Charles A. Foster, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: George Terasaki, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: George Terasaki, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected between 1790 and 1795 by British Army officer Major Andrew Foster (1768-1806) at Fort Miami or Fort Michilimackinac; inherited by his family and maintained in their possession until 1967 when it was purchased by George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) from Dr. Charles A. Foster; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George Terasaki in 1967.
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: Michilimackinac, Fort Miami; Cheboygan County, Saint Joseph County; Michigan; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/2020
label: Barcode
content: 242020.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shield and cover
label: Media/Materials
content: Buffalo rawhide, buffalo hide/skin, wool cloth, porcupine quills, paint, deer hair, dye/dyes
label: Techniques
content: Sewn, tied, laced, stitched, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), painted
label: Dimensions
content: 58 cm