The lot features a beautiful polychrome painted Crow Pictorial War Shield said to be from the Crow of Montana from an ex-Southern California collection. The shield is in a rare form showing a humanoid figure with four-point stars and shield like pattern below; other examples in this form have been documented by Ewers and others, including a photograph (shown in this lot for examples sake) in John Baldwin’s 2002 book, “Indian Guns, Spears and Shields of the American Frontier” on pages 100 and 101 noting the figure as, “representing the owner or his spirit protector.” Showing a Crow figure with curled braids on either side of their head, in all black with facial features. There are five four-point morning stars along the top in black on a red base with a yellow border around the entire shield and lower portion in a flag like shield form in black, yellow, red and green. The shield exhibits two thick buffalo hide pieces sewn together with buckskin lacing. Atop of the shield shows two bundles, tied with Indian tanned hide brass and metal trade hawk bells and turkey feathers. The back shows two thick and stiffened arm bands with yellow ocher coloring. Crow shields are unusual and this example displays very well. There is some signs of being preserved by a previous collector. From a Southern California collection. The shield measures 17.25-inches and is in good overall condition. TURKEY FEATHERS NOT EAGLE.