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Carved wooden Bois d' Arc bow
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Wooden bow with string attached
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Bow, Quiver, and Arrows / Unknown

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The bow is recurved. In the 1890s, "Indian dens" full of Native American material culture became very popular. This began around 1876 with the centennial celebration. A lot of tribal material culture was sold to tourists on tours of Wild West shows.

Tags: bow, arrow, quiver
People: Plains Tribes
Places: Plains
Purpose: domestic use, possibly commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Bow, Quiver, and Arrows
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Plains
Date: 
late 19th century - early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, wood, sinew, obsidian, glass, wool ,steel
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Bow, Quiver, and Arrows
Accession No: 
84.1895a-v
Previous Number(s): 
8436.1895 a-c
Department: 
Anthropology
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