Apache
Mescalero Apache


Warshield
Shieldnr. 41
19.6 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 circle of bleu represents the sacred outer boundary of Earth.
The circle of
yellow represents the sun.
The sun and the sky, the earth and the moon are round like a shield, though the sky is deep like a bowl.
Everything that breathes is round like the body of man. Everything that grows from the ground is round
like the stem of a tree. Therefore the circle is a symbol of all time.

The owner of the shield:
Unknown

Used materials:
Willow hoop
Rawhide


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