Search

Start Over Object name Bow and arrows Object class Projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant Media available legacy documentation
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 1-1716a-c, described as a) Willow bow; (b-c) two arrows, both with three vane fletching. Sinew lashing on butt end. Arrow weed.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 1-11088a-e, described as (a) Bow with bark on back. Four arrows without point or foreshaft; two feathered (b,c), and two unfeathered (d,e).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-4409a-c, described as Arrows with bow, used for hunting muskrat. (a) sinew-backed bow (b/c) antler or bone tipped arrow. Wood bow, reinforced with a sinew lashing; two arrows have bone or antler with asymmetric points; a string of sinew is wound around each arrow. For the hunt the other end was knotted to the bow. Rib bone; asymmetrically carved point; notched at proximal end to take arrow string. See bow 2-4409a and arrows 2-4409b,c. For hunting small game such as muskrat.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 5-13122a-c, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-13229, described as Bow. small and slander; palmwood with fibrous string and wrapping. Length: 125.5 centimeters. b) reed arrow with broken iron tip; bound both ends with vegetal fiber; length 145.3 centimeters. c) Reed arrow with barbed iron tip; bound and gummed at both ends. Length: 132.5 centimeters.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 5-15437a-c, described as a) Bow: wood, with leather decorative bands and sinew string. Length 175.0 cm. Diameter (at center) 2.4 cm. b) Arrow: with barbed iron tip (poisoned), leather binding where hafted, and three tiers of feathers at opposite end 120º apart. Length 81.4 cm. c) Ditto with spatula shaped iron point (poisoned). Length 87.0 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 16-15018a-g, described as Bow and arrows set ("piamintsi chakopi"); bow is carved kuri wood with heavy cord string; 6 arrow of chakopi cane shafts with notches, feathers at one end; 3 arrows have simple cane reed points (unbarbed) and 3 have notched barbs of kuri wood; points set into shaft. 16-15018a—length: 122 cm; width: 3.2 cm. 16-15018b—length: 138.6 cm. 16-15018c—length: 135.6 cm. 16-15018d—length: 135.8cm. 16-15018e—length: 131.8cm 16-15018f—length: 129.9cm. 16-15018g—length: 135.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 9-12832a-f, described as bow with 5 arrows; a) bow: bamboo self bow with bamboo string (broken); string attached to knobbed bow ends with slings; length bow back 1.45 M.; b-f): arrows: bamboo shafts, sewn fletching (5 half-feathers), long tanged iron points attached with rawhide strips; b,d have spiraled veins, a,c,e straight veins; length each circa 80 cm. Points have blood gutters.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 1-258622a-h, described as (a) Bow with (b) sinew string, (c - g) five arrows, and (h) buckskin strap. (a) Painted with black and dark orange mineral paints. Designs: horizontal lines and triangles. Bow center curves in. (b) 2 - twine sinew with loops at ends. One loop frayed and tied with navy commercial thread. (c - e) Old feathered and painted wooden arrows, notched on one end. Feathers tied with sinew. Paints faded. (f, g) Pointed wooden arrows, newer than others. Feathers tied with sinew, sinew also near bottoms. See card.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-61587a-c, described as Bow with 2 arrows. (a) Wood bow with hawk feather near each end; red back, aqua, purple, white, and yellow bars with purple dots on belly; red cotton string. (b,c) Self-pointed red painted wood arrows fletched with hawk feathers; aqua bands at fletched end.

Limit your search

more »

View distribution

Current results range from 1901 to 1977

View larger Year collected

more »

more »

more »

more »

View distribution

Current results range from 1901 to 1987

View larger Accession year