This bow, quiver and arrows were hand made for decorative purposes. The beautiful buckskin quiver with lengthy fringe, trimmed with elk horn buttons and medicine wheel is a striking cover for the 26" bone tipped arrows. The bow is buckskin wrapped and trimmed with buckskin braid and elk horn buttons. Genuine feathers hang at each end of the bow as a symbol for power and freedom. The length of the bow is 45", the quiver is 27" by 6". A reproduced artifact from days gone by. Due to the hand made nature of our artifacts, some slight variations may occur from piece to piece. It was made just down the street from our trading post by some good friends of Richard's. Some of the artists can be seen in the photos.

Just a little over 100 years ago there lived a proud people whose horsemanship, bravery, cunning leadership and colorful regalia captured the imagination of the world. They lived in harmony with nature. They believed in spiritual forces of the universe as revealed in mystical visions.

The fringe on the bow cover and arrow quiver moved in the wind and helped push the warrior along with the force of the wind. Its decorative touches was usually contributed by a loving wife or relative.

Chief Plenty Coups of the Crow talked about the need for a warrior to use "both hands and arms together - at once" for the most efficient use of this weapon. When the Indians had these bows and the white man had single - shot rifles, the Indians had superior firepower. They could fire four arrows before the first one reached its mark.