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70-9-71

Location: On Display in the Native North America Gallery

From: United States of America | North Carolina

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-71
Current Location Native North America Gallery - On Display
Culture Cherokee
Provenience United States of America | North Carolina
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Date Made ca. 1940-1950 CE
Section American
Materials Splint
Description

Woven wood splint-long tube heaped-circular rim, square bottom-decorated by dyeing some of the splints a darker shade of brown and some black-forms a geometric pattern-bone arrowhead found in the bottom of the quiver. The quiver is a tourist item.

Length 33.97 cm
Width 9 cm
Depth 8.57 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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