Lot 14

Southern Cheyenne Beaded Bow & Arrow Quiver 19th C

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
The lot features a fantastic beaded Indian tanned hide bow and arrow quiver set from the third-quarter of the 19th-Century and attributed to the Southern Cheyenne Native American Indians of the Southern Plains. The piece is comprised of Indian brain-tanned Great American Bison Buffalo hide with yellow ocher mineral pigment finish; long, thin hand-cut Indian tanned hide fringes; artful typical Southern Plains geometric pattern beadwork. The quiver is still paired with a thick Buffalo hide shoulder strap, which has a beaded tab and long fringe ends. The piece is paired with an early period correct wood bow that was hand carved and measures 39 inches in length and has an original sinew draw string still attached. Also shown are two arrows with painted wood shaft and remnants of feather fletching with iron trade points, the longest of which measures 31 ¼ inches in length. The beadwork shows all 1800’s period correct glass trade seed cen beads showing a greasy blue background with geometric patterns of an hourglass or snake pattern and box tab pattern in colors of chalk white, greasy yellow, red-white hearts, cobalt, and greasy green. The beadwork on the bag wraps around all sides shown at the opening and ends of the arrow quiver and bow quiver case, as well as at the shoulder strap tab fringes. Fringes are shown at the opening and ends of both quiver cases and also at the shoulder strap tab ends. Provenance: The piece is from the ex-collection of Dale Harrison of Cincinnati, Ohio, where the piece was considered to date to circa 1875. Truly a fantastic example similar to the Cheyenne beaded bow and arrow quiver set from the 19th Century offered by our company from the same collection, which sold for $6,457 in June 2021 (shown with BP). Also similar to the example sold by our company that was attributed to the Comanche of the 19th Century and sold in April 2020 for $11,992 (shown with BP).