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Threads of the West: Native Beadwork, Navajo Textiles, Navajo Jewelry & Western Art

Sat, Jan 24, 2026 11:00AM EST
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Lot 353

Southern Plains Snake Effigy Painted Bow & Quiver

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Current Bid
$250

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The lot features a parfleche rawhide polychrome painted bow and quiver set from the Southern Plains exhibiting a snake effigy design. The set includes a bow, quiver and three arrows. The bow is carved wood wrapped in parfleche rawhide sewn on the inside with sinew rawhide lacing with a sinew rawhide bow string and covered on the front in a polychrome painted design showing two snakes in green and red with black and brown outlines. There are two solid black feathers with horse tail hair tied onto the bow. The set includes a quiver showing an all parfleche rawhide body with hard stiff design sewn with sinew rawhide lacing with a sinew rawhide shoulder strap. There are black bands that stretch across both sides and there are two green and red with white eyes snakes painted on the front that matches the bow. There are four solid black feathers tied onto sinew with old wound glass semi-transparent padre beads. There are three arrows showing feather fletching, rawhide lacing ties, two knapped arrowhead points and one iron point. The set appears to have some nice age. The bow measures 42-inches long, quiver is 17.5-inches long (both without feathers. Overall quiver is 33-inches long. Arrows are approx. 25-inches at the longest.

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