Southern Plains quivers had a ubiquitous look that was favored by the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne, Southern Arapaho, Kiowa-Apache and Plains Apache in the third quarter of the 19th century. The style included a bow case and quiver set that was typically fashioned from horse, cow, mountain lion and otter.

Warriors looked at these highly ornamented sets as status symbols, demonstrative of a wearer’s wealth and military prowess. As such, one can see these sets proudly featured in ledger drawings from the 1870s, when these quivers reached the height of their popularity.

The quiver set presented here is likely made from cow, possibly longhorn. Herds of longhorn would have populated ranches in Texas and Oklahoma - the raiding territories of the Southern Plains tribes.

46” long (bowcase) and 31” long (quiver); 53” tall and 48” wide overall, as displayed.

Ex Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr, OR

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