Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCGUN1331

Category: Gun

Region: Southwest

Tribe: Tesuque Pueblo

Period: 1875-1900 - 1884

Materials: Wood, steel

Description: 1866 model, 44 caliber rimfire, saddle ring carbine, serial No.163621. The replaced buttstock is oak and the comb was carved to insinuate a lizard or snake.

Dimensions: Length 39.5 inches

Provenance:

Collected at Tesuque Pueblo in the 1920's

References:

Hanson, James A., Spirits in the Arts: From the Plains and Soutwest Indian Cultures, The Lowell Press, Kansas City, 1994, pp 31.

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