Bow, bowcase, quiver, and arrows

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Possible collector: Charles E. Vandever (C. E. Vanderver), Non-Indian, 1848-1912
Previous owner: Charles E. Vandever (C. E. Vanderver), Non-Indian, 1848-1912
Seller: Almira Eldora Vandever (Mrs. Charles E. Vandever), Non-Indian, 1859-1953
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Expedition: White River (Ozark) Expedition (1922-1923)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly owned and possibly collected by Charles E. Vandever (1848-1912, an Indian agent for the Navajo in the 1880s); inherited by his widow, Almira Eldora Vandever (1859-1953, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas); purchased by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from Mrs. Vandever in 1922 during the MAI White River (Ozark) Expedition.
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Place: Arizona, New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/2935
Barcode: 112935.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bow, bowcase, quiver, and arrows
Media/Materials: Wood, mountain lion skin/fur, sinew, feather/feathers
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6284b9489-d8d7-4e8f-a78d-30f424ecb1de

Record ID: NMAI_121707