Bow, bowcase, quiver, and arrows

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Date created: circa 1885

Culture/People: probably Chiricahua Apache (attributed)
Previous owner: Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Seller: Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Presenter/funding source: Stanley R. Grant, Non-Indian, 1918-1993

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been brought to England in the late 1880s ; formerly in the collection of Beatrice Minnie Cooper Kauper (Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper, 1896-1968, of Surrey, England); purchased by MAI from Beatrice Kauper in 1964 with funds donated by MAI Trustee Stanley R. Grant (1918-1993).
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Chiricahua Apache; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4029
Barcode: 234029.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow, bowcase, quiver, and arrows
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, cotton cloth, wool cloth, wood, feather/feathers, hide thong/babiche, silver button/buttons, pigment/pigments, paint, thread, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, cutout, carved, wrapped, painted, fringed, colored

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694969e78-bd6d-487c-96d4-b5099a19f5b8

Record ID: NMAI_248942