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Peyote bird shield

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Turtle Mountain Chippewa

    Artist/Maker

    Bob Robideau (Robert Eugene Robideau), Turtle Mountain Chippewa/Minnesota Chippewa [White Earth, Minnesota], 1946-2009

    Previous owner

    Bonnie Kahn, Non-Indian

    Seller

    Bonnie Kahn, Non-Indian

    Collection History

    Formerly in the collection of Bonnie Kahn (owner of the Wild West Gallery, Portland, Oregon); purchased by NMAI from Bonnie Kahn in 2009.

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    Date created

    1970-1980

    Catalog Number

    26/7379

    Barcode

    267379.000

    Object Type

    Works of Art (Other)

    Title

    Peyote bird shield

    Object Name

    Shield

    Media/Materials

    Hide, paint

    Techniques

    Painted

    Dimensions

    40.0 x 1.2 cm

    Place

    Barcelona; Catalonia; Spain (inferred)

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645b3d14b-ae1c-4bdc-9511-64045abe9507

    Record ID

    NMAI_394678

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