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Culture/People
Caddo
Collector
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Previous owner
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Donor
Charles F. Nesler, Non-Indian, 1864-1930
Object Name
Bow and arrow
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Incised, painted
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place
Oklahoma; USA (inferred)
Collection History
Collected by Charles F. Nesler (1864-1930), probably between 1897 and 1904 when he worked as an inspector with the US Indian Service; donated to MAI by Charles Nesler in 1921.