Humps Shield and Cover Bínnaache
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
Buffalo hide shield and cover. The green border on the left side of the shield represents the summer season, the crooked lines ending in knobs represent bullets glancing off the shield. The owl feathers represent the vision of a bird at night, and the eagle feathers the same for the day. The buffalo represents the carcass of that animal where the owner had his vision. Formerly owned by Hump (Apsáalooke). Video of Crow elder Tilton Old Bull and Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo describing the shield in Crow and English languages, NMAI, 2005.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
Physical Details:
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin, deerhide/deerskin
Techniques: Stitched
Dimensions: 58 x 56 x 13 cm
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #117678
External Links:
https://collections.si.edu/search/detail/edanmdm:NMAI_126358?q=117678.000&record=1&hlterm=117678.000
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian record: Formerly owned by Hump (Apsáalooke); transferred by him to Two Face (Apsáalooke); subsequently transferred to Crazy Head (Apsáalooke) and then to his son of the same name; acquired by Knows His Coups (Apsáalooke, a son of Crazy Head) after 1907; collected from Knows His Coups in 1923 by anthropologist William (Willem) Wildschut (1883-1955) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI. The NMAI label attached to the item states: Buffalo hide shield and cover original owner (Hump) saw this shield in a dream while sheltering himself from a blizzard by a buffalo carcass. The green border on the left side of the shield represents the summer season, the crooked lines ending in knobs represent bullets glancing off the shield. The owl feathers represent the vision of this bird at night, and the eagle feathers the same for day. The buffalo represents the carcass of that animal where the owner had his vision. Crow Montana 117678
Citation:
Humps Shield and Cover. (Cat. #117678 ). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly, Tilton Old Bull Senior
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Hide
Shield
Wildschut
Binnaaché
Hump
Stitched
Willem (1883-1955)
Crazy Head
Knows His Coups (Apsáalooke)
Two Face
material-culture
Deer
Sewn
Video