Bowcase and Quiver
Nez Perce artist
ca. 1870
Medium
Otter skin, native-tanned leather, wool cloth, glass beads, ermine, and silk ribbon
Dimensions
Overall: H. 45 in. (114.3 cm) Other (quiver): H. 32 1/4 x W. 6 1/4 in. (81.9 x 15.9 cm) Other (bowcase): H. 38 1/2 x W. 3 5/8 in. (97.8 x 9.2 cm)
Classification
Beads-Containers|Hide-Costumes
Culture
Nez Perce
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999
Accession Number
1999.484.14