Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8401045

Category: Bows-Quivers

Region: Plains

Tribe: Hidatsa

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Ash wood; sinew; native tanned buffalo hide; dyed and natural porcupine quills; red paint.

Description: Carved wooden bow reinforced with sinew backing on front side, red paint on underside. Soft tanned hide has been wrapped around the bow in three places. The hide is decorated with porcupine quillwork, most elaborately on the top and bottom segments.

Condition: Good: quillwork is worn away in spots, but consistent with age and use.

Dimensions: Length 41 inches 104.2 cm.

Provenance:

Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

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