Quiver, Bows, and Arrows

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Title

Quiver, Bows, and Arrows

Date

June 4, 1833

Dimensions

8 11/16 × 10 5/8 in. (22.1 × 27 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.298

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

This quillwork decorated otter skin quiver is depicted in Tableau 48 of the aquatints and is referred to in Travels in the Interior of North America as being of Crow origin. An inscription on the reverse of the watercolor identifies the larger bow as Mandan or Hidatsa and the date of execution as June 4, 1833. At that time Maximilian's party was at Fort Pierre among the Sioux. Although this watercolor could represent property obtained in trade by the Sioux, it seems more likely that the date is in error and that the picture is a studio work done in Europe of artifacts collected from different sources at different times.

References in Journal

Remarks on the Indian Tribe of the Mandans

Labels:

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Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Pierre, South Dakota