EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXXXI. 



Chippewa Self Bow, Arrow, and Quiver. 



Fig. 1. Bow, nearly rectangular in section, tapering toward the end; slightly 

 douhle curve. One notch at each end and both on the same side of the 

 bow for receiving the sti'ing, which is a 2-ply twine. Length : 3 feet 9 

 inches. 



Cat. No. 9063, U. S. N. M. Chippewa Indian Algonquian. Dakota. CoUectetl by 

 Dr. W. H. Gardner, U. S. Army 



Fig. 2. Quiver, dressed buflalo hide. Bow case is a long narrow sack, iittiug bow; 

 arrow case, wide bag tapering toward the bottom. Both ornamented 

 slightly with fringe of rawhide, beads, and red flannel. The bandolier is 

 a narrow baud of butfalo skin with the hair on. Length : bow case, 38 

 inches ; arrow case, 24 inches. 



Cat. Ko. 9063, U. S. N. M. Chippewa, Algou<|uiaii stock, Dakota. Collected by U. 

 S. War Department. 



Note. — The Chippewa Indians are more civilized than their neighbors, and this 

 specimen shows a degenerate style of doing their own work, and much borrowing 

 from the whites. The arrow is of the common Plains type. 



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