Lakota
Hunkpapa Sioux


Medicineshield
Shieldnr. 60
17.9 inch


Owner :

Unknown




Made and painted by John Groeneveld ( Non-Native American ).

The meaning and owner of the shield, see below.

The meaning of the shield:
The symbol of the Thunderbird is the black zig-zag lightning design.
Most tribes feel he and the other Thunder beings were the first to appear in the Creation, and that they have an especially close connection to Wakan Tanka, the Great Mysterious.


The owner of the shield:
Unknown

Used materials:
Willow hoop
Rawhide
Medicinebundle
Hawk feathers