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Object Number
985-27-10/59040.1
Display Title
Quiver
Descriptions
Object Description
Quiver and 15 arrows, from the Southern Plains. Some arrows have carved designs on them. Arrows are painted at the feathered end. Quiver is sewn around wood stick w/ leather thongs. Quiver fringe. 5 arrows have metal points. Other points are of stone (chert, chalcedony) and obsidian. Quiver: 68.9x15.4 cm; Arrow: 64.6x1.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Quiver, elongated case with handle, fringed, stiff
Classification
- Quiver
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century; Late 1800s
Culture
- Plains
- Comanche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas?
Additional Geographic Terms
Southern Plains
Materials
Leather, Pigment, Wood, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 108.5 x 25.6 x 1.7 cm (42 11/16 x 10 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59040
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1900 - 1950)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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