Sujet
Crow shield made from tough shrunken buffalo skin
Légende
Crow shield made from tough shrunken buffalo skin, The shield could stop an arrow or spear thrust and, used skillfully, the bullets from a muzzle loading rifle. However with the advent of more powerful weapons, warriors relied more on the protective power of the painted vision image, in this case a bear paw. USA. Plains Indian, Crow.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A31_490
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
36,6Mo (3,0Mo) / 30,6cm x 30,0cm / 3610 x 3544 (300dpi)