Apache fiddle bow
ALTERNATE NAME(S)
- Kízh kízh díhí bow
Date1900 ca.
Place MadeArizona, United States, North America
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SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionOutcurved bow of symmetrical form. The stick, stained pink and black, is shaped like a hunting bow with the wood at the middle of circular cross-section, thinned to a flat length towards each of the ends, which terminate in two notches. A hank of black horsehair, knotted at both ends, is stretched between the two notches, causing the stick to arch. The hair is bound to the stick with a narrow thong.
DimensionsOverall length: 334 mm
Overall width: 78 mm
Width of stick: 11 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05640
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1800-1850 ca.
1940-1960 ca.