Dimensions / Weight
Dimensions: 25" H x 17" W
Physical Description
Rawhide, convex in form, with totemic device in blue and black paint. Around the margin is a border of red flannel with sewed eagle feathers
Specific History
This shield was collected by William Frederick Milton Arny in 1872. From 1861–1875 Arny served as Indian agent for the Apache, Ute and Navajo and special agent for the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. He presented the shield to the National Museum on 12 June 1872.
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