Made and painted by John Groeneveld ( Non-Native
American ).
The meaning and owner of the
shield, see below.
|
 |
The meaning of the shield:
The Skidi Pawnee believed that stars were
either gods or people who once lived on
Earth and then were transformed into stars at
death.
There was also a heavenly hierarchy of gods.
The most important were the star gods who, at the
discretion of Tirawahat ( the
supreme god of the Pawnee ),
planned and carried out the creation of the
earth.
In the east things were planned, in the west they
were carried out.
The two most important gods were the great red
male star of the east, the Morning Star,
and the bright white female star of the west, the
Evening Star.
The Red Lightning
on the shield, the voice of the Mysterious Being,
was one of the most important elements of the
Skidi Pawnee and was used in conjunction with
stars.
|
The owner of the shield:
Unknown
|
Used materials :
Willow hoop
Rawhide
Medicinebundle
Hawk bells
Imitation eaglefeathers
|
|
|
