Thickness of our war shields

 They are approximately 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

Crow War Shield ca. 1860 replica

Crow War Shield ca. 1860

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Replica Crow Shield ca. 18622 inch thick hard shield painted with clay paints. Featuring a squirrel, feathers, fluffs, deer toes, deer skin, etc. Original shield is in the North American Collection of the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany. · 

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Replica Crow Shield ca. 1860

22 inch thick hard shield painted with clay paints. Featuring a squirrel, feathers, fluffs, deer toes, deer skin, etc. Original shield is in the North American Collection of the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, Germany.

REPLICA OF BULL LODGE’S SHIELD

Replica of Bull Lodge’s Shield,” Bull Lodge, 1860. Bull Lodge’s people – commonly known as the Gros Ventre - actually call themselves A’aninin (AH-AH-NE-NIN), meaning the “White Clay People.” Bull Lodge (1802-1886) Great A’aninin holy man, healer and warrior.

Back of Comanche Headdress

Back of Comanche Headdress showing paintwork on cap of a Bison and a Texas Long Horn along with tufts of bison wool and feathers.

Comanche Headdress

 Comanche trailer headdress based on a museum example circa 1880; Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany with buffalo fur & feathers | buffalo & longhorn painted on cap, gypsum coup dots, curly horse hair, etc. 

Replica of Red Cloud’s Headdress

Replica of Red Cloud’s trailer headdress made for a client in Colorado & featuring braided wrapped fringe on feathers, various other braided fringe & ermine drops, etc

Although the original headdress has been labelled Sioux by the museum, it does have similarities & traits to that of the Plateau | Great Basin regions)

Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta; c. 1822 – December 10, 1909

Northern Plains (Sarcee) War Club Replica

Tsuut’ina or Sarcee (Northern Plains) museum replica war club featuring a hand made blade, 9 feathers including 3 flicker feathers, fox fur, calico and clay paints, etc.  It measures 20 inches not including the calico strap.  Made for a client in Utah.