Quiver

70-9-441

From: North America

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 70-9-441
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience North America
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rawhide | Pigment | Buckskin | Cotton | Bone
Description

Made of one piece of leather rolled around to make a cylinder and sewed shut up the side. The bottom is closed by a round flap of leather sewn around the edges. Top also has a lid. There is a strap on the side of the case for hanging. All the edges are fringed. There is a design on the case painted in blue, green, yellow, red and dark brown. Inside the case is a bird skull stuffed with cloth and much deteriorated.

Height 47 cm
Width 17 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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