War Shield Item Number: E49213-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "DETAIL OF WEAVING ILLUS. IN USNM AR, 1888, FIG. 46, P. 269. ILLUS. USNM AR, 1888, PL. XIII, FIG. 43, P. 270 ALSO PL. XV, FIG. 53, P. 270." Formerly on exhibit in NHB Hall 9, case 27, where it was identified as rod body armor.
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Sgt. John J. McLean in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA during 1881
- Received on December 10, 1881
What
- Name
- War Shield
- Identification Number
- E49213-0
- Type of Item
- armour
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Sgt. John J. McLean
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1881
- Acquisition Date
- on December 10, 1881
Other
- Accession Number
- 010803