Circa 1870s Warrior Period Cheyenne Shield, Painted Birds & zoomorphic Imagery

Description

Offered is a Circa 1870s Warrior Period Cheyenne Shield, Painted Birds & Zoomorphic Imagery.  The shield measures 18" in diameter and is constructed of thick buffalo rawhide stretched and shrunk over a wood hoop with a buffalo hide cover.  The shield cover is adorned with two human hair sinew bound scalp locks, remnants of two clusters of individually sinew bound and hide attached turkey feather shafts.  The shield cover and back side of the shield were originally covered with yellow ochre which still shows vividly on the shields back side but as evident in the pictures it is well faded with time but still evident on the shields cover.  The shield has lightning bolt imagery in two places on the edge area of the shields cover representing an animals heartline possibly representing an animals power that is the shield bearers medicine.  There are also three bird images in flight with one being the largest in the center with two smaller images.  There is also a radiating sun image in the upper right area of the shield.  This shield is being offered on Ebay first and is a true museum quality investment piece in excellent native used condition at a fraction of major auction house and gallery prices.  This piece is in excellent virgin original condition.  All known provenance will be given to the buyer in the form of a detailed, signed and notarized letter.