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HIDE SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Currency:USD Category:Clothing, Shoes & Accessories Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
HIDE SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY
HIDE SHIELD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. As per owner, of Apache origin. Rawhide disc bound by a bent wood hoop, and wooden grip both wrapped with rawhide thongs; ermine pelt (a war symbol) suspended from bottom, carrying strap attached at top. Painted motifs consist of a green disc outlined in black, four short undulating lines at the cardinal directions, and four dots with red centers at the semi-cardinal points. Driebe 1997, pg 236. Size: 16-1/2 diameter. CONDITION: Overall soiling. 4-55224 (3,000-6,000)"