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The rawhide medicine shield was perhaps the most coveted possession of the Plains Indian Warrior. The Medicine Shield's greatest value lay in its unique sacred powers symbolized on the shield through various handpainted images.
The Soft Leather Studio offers Native American shields done in the traditional manner of handpainting using earth pigments on rawhide.
Warrior
Shield 1
Shield done on rawhide
in the traditional technique
using only native earth
pigments.
Two (2) white (winter
coat) ermines fully cased
and stuffed with white
sage leaves.
Two (2) brown (summer
coat) ermines fully
cased and stuffed with
white sage leaves.
Brass and Tin cones
Old Fashioned Brass Beads
Glass Crow Beads
Two blonde horsetail
hangings
Two brownish red horsetail
hangings
Three (3) hand painted
reproduction Bald Eagle feathers
The four circles represent
the Four Sacred Directions
The Buffalo - the Giver
and Sustainer of Life
The lightning and Lightning
Bird are symbols of Power
particularly in battle.
The Bear Prints represent
the warrior's totem spirit
and again another symbol
of power.
The Plains Indians respected
the small ermine for
its ferocity and the
ermine was worn by
warriors who had proved
themselves
by great deeds of courage.
This shield would have
been used by a great warrior.
An unusual and beautiful
shield, makes a great wall hanging
$350.00 SOLD
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