Sold for $4,688

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Apache Beaded Hide Quiver, with Six Arrows

fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn; rawhide case coated with orange pigment; thick hide wraps center of case and is beaded with a cross and edge detailing; opening further decorated with patterned cotton backed diamond cutouts; six metal-tipped arrows with blue pigment on shafts

overall length 27 inches; average length of arrows 24-3/4 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 188, plate 189)

Condition Report

Good overall condition. Hide fringe is soft. Does have some beads loss and some fraying to the cotton cloth edging. One arrow is missing the point

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