Bow
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Chiricahua Apache (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
label: Donor
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been made by a member of Geronimo's band of Chiricahua Apaches when they were imprisoned at Fort Marion between 1886 and 1888; formerly in the collection of Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments); donated to MAI by Mr. Eppley in 1947.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos); Saint Augustine; Saint Johns County; Florida; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Chiricahua Apache
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/9869
label: Barcode
content: 209869.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bow
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood
label: Techniques
content: Carved