Wooden bow with string attached

Curved bow strung with twisted sinew

Native American; Plains

Carved wooden bow / Yellow Wolf

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Essay/Description

Cherokee bow made by Yellow Wolf for John Terrell, c. 1865. Donated by John Terrell, Collinsville, Oklahoma, September 1965. Bow was made for donor's grandfather when he was a boy in Indian Territory.

Curatorial Remarks

Bows were used for hunting.

Tags: wood, bow
People: Cherokee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Carved wooden bow

Creator(s):

Yellow Wolf (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Cherokee (artist and user)

Date:

circa 1865

Materials/Techniques:

wood

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of John Terrell

Accession No:

73.204

Previous Number(s):

TL1965; 7326.204

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 57in. (144.8cm)
Width: 1 1/2in. (3.8cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Role(s):

Artist

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Animal, archery, arrow, bow, brown, carved, Cherokee, combat, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, hunting, Native American, southeast, sport, targets (shields), wood, wooden, woodworking

Cite this Page

Wolf, Yellow. Carved wooden bow. 73.204. circa 1865. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73204 (10/14/2019).

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