Culture/People:

Jicarilla Apache  Search this

Collector:

Ralph Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1877-1939  Search this

Allie Ward Aspaas (Alice Ward/Mrs. Ralph Aspaas), Non-Indian, 1881-1959  Search this

Previous owner:

Ralph Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1877-1939  Search this

Allie Ward Aspaas (Alice Ward/Mrs. Ralph Aspaas), Non-Indian, 1881-1959  Search this

Carl Henry Aspaas, Non-Indian, 1908-1975  Search this

Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas, Non-Indian  Search this

Carla Marie Aspaas Foland, Non-Indian  Search this

Donor:

Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas, Non-Indian  Search this

Carla Marie Aspaas Foland, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Bow

Media/Materials:

Wood, sinew

Techniques:

Carved, wrapped, twisted

Dimensions:

11.5 x 7 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Dulce, Jicarilla Apache Reservation; Rio Arriba County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1905-1910

Collection History:

Collected by Ralph Aspaas (1877-1939), who worked as an allotment agent for the Jicarilla Apache tribe from about 1905 to 1911 and his wife Allie Ward Aspaas (1881-1959), who worked in an Indian School at Dulce, New Mexico; inherited by their son Carl Henry Aspaas (1908-1975) and then by his daughters, Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas and Carla Marie Aspaas Foland; donated to NMAI by Dr. Helen Ruth Aspaas and Carla Marie Aspaas Foland in 2003.

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Catalog Number:

26/2732

Barcode:

262732.000

See related items:

Jicarilla Apache

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9f35638-a6fb-4b29-9c2a-6d57b5d8aad0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278852