mtigwaap bow

mtigwaap bow

mtigwaap bow

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Introduction

This mtigwaap, bow, is made from ash wood. Dark brown in colour, this ancestor is rectangular in shape, and has a scalloped contour that is carved along the edges of the shaft. Some areas of the bow reveal its original tan colour. Two circle finials rest on the bottom and top of the bow. This relative is currently located within the Detroit Institute of Arts.

 

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Michigan (Northern Michigan), USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1835
Materials

Ash wood

Techniques or Format

Unstrung bow of ash wood, dark brown in color, rectangular in section. A scalloped and notched contour is carved along the edges of the shaft.

Dimensions: 57.375 × 1.875 × 0.625 in
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.68
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/bow-37665
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories

Originally collected in Northern Michigan; R. Pohrt purchased it in Goodrich, Michigan, 1951.

Publication History

The Art of the Great Lakes Indians. Exhibition catalogue, Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, MI, 1973, no. 500 (ill.).

GKS Reference Number: 25812
Record Creation Context

Record augmented by Natasha Fares on February 18th, 2024. The photographs were removed by Natasha Fares on February 18th, 2024 to respect an agreement between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Anishinaabeg Communities of Practice group.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

This item was not discussed by GRASAC team members during their on site visit to the DIA, May 2010.

Approximate Place of Origin

46.14645, -87.579925

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