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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.
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.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-4719a-c, described as Painted bow and arrows
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.
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.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-7297a-c, described as Short flat bow and 2 bone pointed arrows; (a) arrow, (b) arrow, (c) bow.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-12961a-g, described as (a-g) all iron pointed.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 1-19809a-c, described as Bow with 2 arrows, wood foreshafts not feathered. Bow strung with modern string.

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