Simple Wood Bow
Samuel Ball, Modoc / American, about 1827 - unknown
Modoc
California culture
collected about 1902-1904
Wood
Overall: 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.10182
Geography
Place Made: Quapaw, Indian Territory, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: California Culture
Not on view
Provenance
Made by Sam Ball, Quapaw Agency, Indian Territory (Oklahoma); collected by Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Oklahoma, 1902-1904; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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