This is a fine bow, arrows, bowcase and quiver set from the Southern Plains of the 19th-century, likely from the Comanche from a private Paris, France collection. This bow case shows Indian tanned horse hide with fur on, a common practice amongst the Comanche on their bow cases. This shows the bow case, quiver with shoulder strap and is accompanied by four metal tipped arrows and a carved and painted bow. The bowcase shows beadwork accents with 1800’s glass trade seed beads on Indian tanned hide showing colors of greasy yellow, red white heart and light blue along with old wound glass red white heart pony trade beads. The arrows are all mineral pigment painted in red and green with feather fletching tied with sinew wrappings and iron points, very finely kept with one having a repair. The bow is carved wood and the entire front is backed with sinew and tied every four or so inches with sinew wrappings further accented with red and blue mineral painted surface. The original sinew stomach braided bow string / bowstring is still attached, a rarity. The bow is a stunningly preserved 1800’s example. On the inside of the bowcase and quiver there is various rubbed off hair and wear spots as well the ends both show some loss to the fur and hide. The cases are tied with hide lacing and display veryw ell. One of the better Southern Plains sets offered for sale from a fine collection. Provenance: From a private Paris, France Native American collection. For example of a horse hide bow case and quiver from the 19th-century Comanche see the piece sold by Skinner’s May 2006 Boston American Indian and Ethnographic Arts auction from the Dr. Grayson Collection of Washington offered at $15,000. Overall measures 46.5-inches wide by 30-inches long. The bow by itself is 45.75-inches long. Arrows are approximately 26.5-inches long. The points are each slightly different as each is handmade from iron.