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Nf.z Pkrck or Shahai'tiax Quivku, Bow, and Arrow, with Sinuous Shaft 



Groove. 



Fi(i. 1. (^riN'KR, otter skin; bow case .lud arrow case separate. Each of these is a 

 narrow b:ig witli the fur side of the l>a4ontwar(l. The bottom of thi>, bow 

 case has a broad Ijaud of buckskin with red flannel borders. Tlie surface 

 of the Imckskin is covered with red, blue, green, and wliite beads iii beau- 

 tiful patterns. The bandolier is also of otter skin with a broad border of 

 red llannel. On either side of the bandolier, and from the lower end of 

 the bow case and arrow case, are long fringes made of strips of otter skin. 

 The fringe of the bandolier is also adorned with a band of bead work simi- 

 lar to that ou the bow case. The upper border of the bow case and the 

 arrow case are also decorated with beadwork, and long flaps of rawhide 

 entirely covered with beaded patterns. This is a very beautiful object. 

 Eeugth of bow case, 20inches; arrow case, SOinches. Length of bandolier, 

 S feet. 



Cat. No. 29886, U. S. N. M. Kocky .Mountain I lulians, tribe unknown Collected by 



Dr. Fred. Kober. 



NoTK.— A great many of the most beautiful objects in the National Museum were 



gathered by Army officers, .who did not always know the exact tribe from which 



specimens were obtained. C^nivers of this type are made by the Algonquian 



Siouan, Shoshonean, Salishan, ami Shahaptian tribes of Montana. 



