Shield
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Non-Indian (attributed)
label: Artist/Maker
content: attributed to George Catlin, Non-Indian, 1796-1872
label: Previous owner
content: George Catlin, Non-Indian, 1796-1872
label: Previous owner
content: Thomas Corwin Donaldson (Thomas C. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1843-1898
label: Previous owner
content: John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922
label: Previous owner
content: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been part of the collection of the artist George Catlin (1796-1872) in 1832; acquired by Catlin's biographer Thomas Corwin Donaldson (1843-1898) at an unknown date; acquired by Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922) at an unknown date; donated to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1901 by John Wanamaker; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Works of Art (Other)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 1/6690
label: Barcode
content: 016690.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Works of Art (Other)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shield
label: Media/Materials
content: Hide, birchbark, porcupine quills, metal nails, dye/dyes, paint
label: Techniques
content: Painted, quill embroidered