Shield
author: Lt. George M. Wheeler
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Shield FROM CARD: "COLLECTOR: LIEUT. G.M. WHEELER*. REMARKS: *COLLECTED BY MR. FRANCIS KLETT, 1873. "WAR SHIELD OF HOSTA, AN OLD CHIEF OF THE JEMEZ." SEE: U.S. GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS WEST OF THE 100TH MERIDIAN, WHEELER SURVEY REPORT, VOL. 7 (ARCHAEOLOGY); "NOTES ON THE IMPLEMENTS OF STONE, POTTERY AND OTHER OBJECTS OBTAINED IN NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA", F.W. PUTNAM, PG. 374-390. THICK, ROUND PIECE OF BUFFALO HIDE, PAINTED IN WIDE BANDS OF RED, YELLOW, AND BLACK. "ON BLACK BAND ARE TWO STARS WITH RED CENTRES AND FOUR RAYS OF YELLOWISH-GREEN. AROUND UPPER BORDER AND HANGING DOWN SIDES IS PIECE OF RED FLANNEL WITH ATTACHED FEATHERS. A COVER OF SOFT BUCKSKIN PROTECTS THE SHIELD WHEN NOT IN USE. ON THE INNER SIDE ARE TWO LONG BANDS BY WHICH THE SHIELD WAS FASTENED TO THE ARM OR SUSPENDED FROM THE SHOULDERS." ... HOS-TA (THE LIGHTNING), GOVERNOR OF THE PUEBLO OF JEMEZ. .... ILLUS.: HNDBK. OF N. AMER. INDIANS, VOL. 9, SOUTHWEST, FIG.5, PG. 425." 31 Jul 2020 1 Subjects: Anthropology; Ethnology; Lt. George M. Wheeler; Lt. Francis Klett; Jemez Indians; Indians of North America; Native Americans Location: New Mexico Via DPLA from: [object Object]