Joseph No Two Horns/He Nupa Wanica (a Native American artist),Shield,Standing Rock Reservation,North Dakota,circa 1885
The bird with outstretched wings on this shield is the spirit helper of the artist Joseph No Two Horns;it came to him in a vision.Although most warrior artists made only one shield,No Two Horns created at least four: he likely produced this one for a comrade to use in war two others to sell to visitors during his early years on the reservation and one to carry into battle,now in the Denver Art Museum.
Joseph No Two Horns/He Nupa Wanica (a Native American artist),Shield,Standing Rock Reservation,North Dakota,circa 1885
The bird with outstretched wings on this shield is the spirit helper of the artist Joseph No Two Horns;it came to him in a vision.Although most warrior artists made only one shield,No Two Horns created at least four: he likely produced this one for a comrade to use in war two others to sell to visitors during his early years on the reservation and one to carry into battle,now in the Denver Art Museum.