Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1790 and 1795 by British Army officer Major Andrew Foster (1768-1806) at Fort Miami or Fort Michilimackinac; inherited by his family and maintained in their possession until 1967 when it was purchased by George Terasaki (a New York art dealer) from Dr. Charles A. Foster; acquired by MAI through an exchange with George Terasaki in 1967.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Dakota (Eastern Sioux) (attributed)
- Collector
- Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
- Previous owner
- Major Andrew Foster, Non-Indian, 1768-1806
- Dr. Charles A. Foster, Non-Indian
- Previous seller
- Dr. Charles A. Foster, Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- George Terasaki, Non-Indian
- Seller
- George Terasaki, Non-Indian
- Date created
- circa 1790
- Object Name
- Shield and cover
- Media/Materials
- Buffalo rawhide, buffalo hide/skin, wool cloth, porcupine quills, paint, deer hair, dye/dyes
- Techniques
- Sewn, tied, laced, stitched, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat), painted
- Dimensions
- 58 cm
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
