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Carved wooden bow / Yellow Wolf

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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Title(s): 
Carved wooden bow
Creator(s): 
Yellow Wolf (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee (artist and user)
Date: 
circa 1865
Materials/Techniques: 
wood
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of John Terrell
Accession No: 
73.204
Previous Number(s): 
TL1965; 7326.204
Department: 
Not On View

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