BOW CASE, BOW, QUIVER, SOUTHERN PLAINS, LATE 19TH CENTURY.

BOW CASE, BOW, QUIVER, SOUTHERN PLAINS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. 1) Southern Plains tribes such as Southern Arapaho, Southern Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, and Kiowa-Apache, occasionally made ornate bow cases and quivers of two-tone / black and white domestic cow hide—hair on, such as this example. Quiver: constructed with a concave rawhide bottom and lined with cotton cloth printed with butterflies and flowers. Leather at the open end is turned back at the cuff and decorated with beadwork. All-important, inferior stiffening rod to support the quiver’s spine, is present, as is the carrying strap, backed with light canvas. Bow case attached to quiver and strap in the appropriate manner. Bottom third replaced with a dbl layer of canvas. Size: Quiver: 28-3/4”. Bowcase: 34”. CONDITION: Hide desiccated; numerous tears / breaks; and hair and beadwork around quiver opening mostly missing. 2) This bow is hand carved of bois d’arc (osage orange) heartwood, with a dbl nock at each end. Size: 47-1/2” long. CONDITION: Minor surface scratches; one point of one nock missing, and a minor crack. One small pc missing from stave at same end. 4-55231 BL14 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3579	$1,955.00	BOW CASE, BOW, QUIVER, SOUTHERN PLAINS, LATE 19TH CENTURY. 1) Southern Plains tribes such as Southern Arapaho, Southern Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, and Kiowa-Apache, occasionally made ornate bow cases and quivers of two-tone / black and white domestic cow hide—hair on, such as this example. Quiver: constructed with a concave rawhide bottom and lined with cotton cloth printed with butterflies and flowers. Leather at the open end is turned back at the cuff and decorated with beadwork. All-important, inferior stiffening rod to support the quiver’s spine, is present, as is the carrying strap, backed with light canvas. Bow case attached to quiver and strap in the appropriate manner. Bottom third replaced with a dbl layer of canvas. Size: Quiver: 28-3/4”. Bowcase: 34”. CONDITION: Hide desiccated; numerous tears / breaks; and hair and beadwork around quiver opening mostly missing. 2) This bow is hand carved of bois d’arc (osage orange) heartwood, with a dbl nock at each end. Size: 47-1/2” long. CONDITION: Minor surface scratches; one point of one nock missing, and a minor crack. One small pc missing from stave at same end. 4-55231 BL14 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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