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Plateau-style otter fur quiver, 1870
This artwork is available for acquisition. For pricing and further information, please reach out to lukas@navratil.com
Maker: Lukáš Navrátil
Materials: Brain-tanned otter furs, wet-scraped brain-tanned hide, antique seed beads, woolen broadcloth plain veawe, ermine fur, beadwork made with genuine animal sinew, sewn with animal sinew.
Made in: 2022
Description: A classic otter skin quiver in the transmontane style. These were developed and used in the Columbia Plateau region and made by tribes as New Percés, Wishram, Walla Walla, Cayuse and others, but were apparently also used by such tribes, as the Shoshone, Ute, Flathead, and others. Although this type of quiver is not documented among the Crow, it is often mistaken for a Crow quiver. Four complete otter pelts are required for its production. This type of quiver has a relatively precisely defined aesthetic and architecture. There are only a few complete surviving quivers of this type in the world, plus some fragments. These quivers were not used in practice for hunting or warfare, but rather for ceremonial parades. Their function was aesthetic and status-related rather than practical.