Bow Case
Quiver
| Native Name | Awta |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 38648 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Hopi |
| Provenience: | Arizona Walpi |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Hide Wood Cotton Cloth Wool Flannel |
| Length: | 118 cm |
| Width: | 3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
| Other Number: | CG2017-2-143 (bow) - Associated Object Number |
Description
Quiver and bow case made from hide and joined with three hide straps. The bow case has a seam down its entire length and is damaged near the middle and at the lower end. The quiver has a reinforcing stick down the back inserted through leather straps and underneath layers of red wool flannel and undecorated cloth. The bottom of the quiver has a thick panel of reinforcing hide. A short sling strap is formed by two leather straps tied together.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, and Apache (20 May 1995 - 2013) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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