Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during campaigns in the Southwest between 1886 and 1890; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache) (attributed)
- Collector
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Previous owner
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Donor
- Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
- Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Date created
- 1880-1900
- Object Name
- Bow
- Media/Materials
- Wood, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Carved, tied
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
