Category Archives: bow making

Edo Archery

Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012 by

  19th century archery set, one bow missing. About these ads

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Selk’nam (Ona) Yah

Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2012 by

A beautiful photo of arrows from the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.  Collected in the early 20th century. Wonderful sinew wrappings, glass points, and clay pigments. And the nice little bow that accompanies them.    

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C. Gomez, Bow and Arrow Maker

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 by

When people appreciated hand made archery equipment.  No training wheel, gizmos, releases, or sights.  Click the image to access the British Museum page for this item.

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Yupik (Eskimo) attributed bow and arrows

Posted on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by

Believed to be a Yup’ik quiver, bowcase, bow, and arrows from the late 19th century. Click the image to learn more.

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Bow, arrows, and quiver, Chiricahua

Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2012 by

Chiricahua Apache, Arizona ca. 1880 Click the image above to see more about these artifacts at the National Museum of the American Indian. Detail photo of some fletchings and points from this collection.

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Winter Count Bow Makers

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by

Thanks to those who participated in our bow making class this year.  I failed to get many photos so if anyone would be willing to share theirs with me, I would be most grateful.  Email me at zcoyotez (at) yahoo.com. … Continue reading →

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Prepping bow staves

Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012 by

Prepping bow staves is a fair amount of work made easier with the right tools and a little experience.  The examples below have aged for about 6 years, 11 months in a dark, dry barn.  These are nearly all hickory … Continue reading →

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Hickory Bow

Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 by

The next hickory bow.  I have a barn full of aged staves languishing that need to be made into bows.  Today the weather was good and I had some free time so I jumped on the opportunity to get back … Continue reading →

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