Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bow Case and Quiver

Apsáalooke (Crow) artist

Date

c. 1885

Medium

Otter skin, wool, cotton, beads, metal, wood

Culture

Apsáalooke (Crow)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Highly decorated bowcase and quiver sets were worn by men of high status among the Apsaalooka. Composed of otter skin and large beaded panels, this type of object is included among other prestigious accoutrements such as shields and feathered headdresses, which also marked a man's honor and importance in his community. Explorers who met the Apsaalooka in the 1830s wrote that only very well-dressed men owned an elaborately ornamented bowcase and quiver set. Apsáalooke (Crow), United States, Americas

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