Made and painted by John Groeneveld ( Non-Native
American ).
The meaning and owner of the
shield, see below.
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The meaning of the shield:
The painting on the shield consist
of a pair of upward-directed horns. Between the
horns is a red disk also surrounded by dots, and
there are four bleu disks near the border of the
shield. These disks on the outer rim represents
the four directions. The green disk below the
horns is the moon. The red disk between the
horns, the sun. The dots are stars.
The upper round spot to the left of the horns
represents the wind which comes from the sun.
The upper spot to the right of the horns
represents the wind from the north.
The lower spot on the right represents the wind
from the east.
The lower spot on the left represents the wind
from the south.
The original shield was picked up on Battlefield
of Little Bighorn.
A Cheyenne warrior named Stands in Timber said it
has belonged to Whistling Elk Cheyenne warrior.
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The owner of the shield:
The maker and owner of the
original shield was Whistling Elk, a Northern
Cheyenne. He was the father of Spotted Wolf.
Whistling Elk went to a certain lake. He carried
with him a buffalo-skull, and putting it on the
ground, and there fasted and prayed for five days
and five nights. On the morning of the fourth
day, a buffalo raised its head above the water
and sang a song, directing Whistling Elk to make
this shield and describing how it should by made.
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Used materials:
Willow hoop
Rawhide
Imitation eagle feathers
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The original shield
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Museum:
Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago
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