Native American bows
Type
Book
Authors
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1972
Publisher
George Shumway Publishers, United States
Pages
148
Subject
Indigenous weapons
Description
148 pages ; b&w photographs, diagrams ; 23 cm
Biblio Notes
Frontispiece iii
Acknowledgements ix
Forward xiii
Bow Types and Classification 1
The Dart and the Arrow 12
The Self-Bow 29
The Reinforced Bow 58
The Eskimo Bow and the Asiatic Composite 70
The American Composite 89
The plains Bow in Action 107
Appendix A: Actual Bow Performance 115
Chart: tabulations of Bow Performance 118
Appendix B: Description of Ten Horn Bows 121
Glossary 126
Bibliography 134
Index 144
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Acknowledgements ix
Forward xiii
Bow Types and Classification 1
The Dart and the Arrow 12
The Self-Bow 29
The Reinforced Bow 58
The Eskimo Bow and the Asiatic Composite 70
The American Composite 89
The plains Bow in Action 107
Appendix A: Actual Bow Performance 115
Chart: tabulations of Bow Performance 118
Appendix B: Description of Ten Horn Bows 121
Glossary 126
Bibliography 134
Index 144
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Number of Copies
1
