http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95017/warrior-s-cross-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Warrior's Cross: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95017/warrior-s-cross-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95017/warrior-s-cross-gallery-label-current Sat, 01 Jun 2002 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Warrior's Cross: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2002-04-19</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Large crosses of German (nickel) silver were frequently worn as chest ornaments by men of the southern and central Plains. Their reference is not the Christian cross but rather the star symbol traditional used in Plains art. In this contemporary example of the metalsmith's art, a finely engraved eagle is the central symbol, flanked by four sets of geometric designs, heart-shaped cutouts, and circular pendants. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95017/warrior-s-cross-gallery-label-current Large crosses of German (nickel) silver were frequently worn as chest ornaments by men of the southern and central Plains. Their reference is not the Christian cross but rather the star symbol traditional used in Plains art. In this contemporary example of the metalsmith's art, a finely engraved eagle is the central symbol, flanked by four sets of geometric designs, heart-shaped cutouts, and circular pendants." type="image/jpeg" />Large crosses of German (nickel) silver were frequently worn as chest ornaments by men of the southern and central Plains. Their reference is not the Christian cross but rather the star symbol traditional used in Plains art. In this contemporary example of the metalsmith's art, a finely engraved eagle is the central symbol, flanked by four sets of geometric designs, heart-shaped cutouts, and circular pendants." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts