Kiowa Hickory Bow
Sale 1072 - The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part II
Sep 8, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$600 -
800
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$2,813
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Lot Description
Kiowa Hickory Bow
second half 19th century
notched on both ends
length 54-1/2 inches
The far-right bow is Kiowa. It is shown here from the belly side. It is made of hickory, a favorite wood often hauled in by traders from Missouri to the Plains tribes, who paid as much as a buffalo robe for a cured piece of hickory big enough for a bow. The dark area at the top end is a smoke stain.
Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 44 & 45, plate 43)
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