Shield (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1908
name: label: Culture/People
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: Previous owner
content: Rudolph J. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1863-1923
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick M. E. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1892-1976
label: Donor
content: Frederick M. E. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1892-1976
label: Honoree
content: Rudolph J. Schaefer, Non-Indian, 1863-1923
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been made for Rudolph J. Schaefer (1863-1923) circa 1908 by Indian members of the Buffalo Bill troupe during appearances at Madison Square Garden, New York City; inherited by Rudolph Schaefer's son Frederick M. E. Schaefer (1892-1976); donated to MAI by Frederick M. E. Schaefer (1892-1976) in 1962 in memory of his father.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
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: 23/2550
label: Barcode
content: 232550.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shield (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Buffalo hide/skin
label: Techniques
content: Painted