Armor Set: Shield
date: label: Accession Date
content: 27 Jan 1910
name: label: Donor Name
content: U.S. Department Of Interior
notes: label: Notes
content: Armor shield Illus. (under incorrect catalogue number 160564): Crossroads of Continents catalogue; Fig. 302, p. 227. Identified as shield/armor for upper body made of bleached sealskin and wood.
label: Notes
content: This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027. 1 of 2 on loan. Armor shield [E260564-0] on loan, body armor [E260564-1] not on loan.
label: Notes
content: Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact https://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=674 , retrieved 7-17-2018: Armor sheld. Chukchi, Koryak, Yupik and Inupiaq warriors used several types of body armor. They had bone- and ivory-plated armor and vests; metal armor imported from southern Siberia or Japan; and hoop armor made of heavy hide. This shield from Kotzebue Sound was designed to cover a man's back, and its wings protected his sides and arms. It is made of tough bearded seal hide, sewn over wooden slats. A protective medallion is embroidered on the back. A fighter could fire his bow, then crouch and turn to block incoming arrows with the shield. Region: Kotzebue Sound, probably St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Yupik, St. Lawrence Island
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 051115
label: USNM Number
content: E260564-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Armor
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 78.5 cm