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ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.164.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 157.
Culture
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Shield
Datec. 1900
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 18 1/2 in. (5.1 × 47 cm)
Object numberT0318
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextBuffalo were central to Plains spirituality and wellbeing. Dreaming or having a vision of this sacred animal was a profound experience that resulted in the attainment of a guardian spirit. This experience still resonated with power even though shields were no longer needed for warfare at the turn of the 20th century.ProvenanceForrest Fenn, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.164.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 157.
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