EX PI> A NATION OF PLATE EXXXVII. 

 Shoshonean <,>uivku, I'lain Arrow with Shakt Gr<«>\ks, and .Sinkw-i.ined 



Bow <>K CAr.IKORXIA Tyi'e. 



Fig. 1. Quiver, black bear skiu, with hair left on; bow case aud arrow case sepa- 

 rate. The ornaments are tassels of ermine skin hanging from the euils of 

 the bandolier, and long Haps of bearskin, lined on the ontside with green 

 cloth and decorated with beadwork, ribbon, and gull feathers. The ))at- 

 terns on the green cloth arc copied from those of the whites. Length of 

 bow case, 41 inches; arrow case, 27 inches. 



Cat. No. 9044, U.S. X.M. Snak.< In.liaiis, SlioslMmcan stork, Idalio. ( 'ollertr.l l)y 

 Dr. S. Wagner. 



Fig. 2. Bow, said to be Snake Indian bow IVom Idaho, but it belongs to the broad 

 variety of sinew-lined bows of California. If used by the Snake Indians 

 it has been introduced as a matter of trade. The nocks are simply taper- 

 ing at the ends and no provisions for the l>owstring, which is sim[>ly 

 caught over the tapering ends. Same as 19322. Length: .3 feet 4 inches. 

 Cat. No. 9044, U. S. N. M. Snak« liidiaiis, Shoslionoau stock, Idaho. Collpi'tcd by 

 Dr. C. Wagner, U. S. Army. 



