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Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 9-17912a-f, described as quiver and arrows; quiver (a): bambo; arrows (b-f): bamboo, fletched with banana palm (?) bound with plant fiber into split on end; arrow bodies are flat on one side, curved concavely on other; ends sharpened to small point, looks like may have been fire hardened
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 2-4719a-c, described as Painted bow and arrows
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 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 16-13241, described as Bow and arrows; a) Palmwood bow with fiber string. Length is 203.3 centimeters. b-d) Reed arrows with two feather fletching bound with cotton; bamboo points with sharpened edges.
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 9-17910a-e, described as bow, with strings and arrows; bow (a): bamboo, ends hooked; strings (b,c): plant fiber with cordage loops on either end; string (c), longer, has damage from two bends, arrows (d,e): unfinished bamboo arrows; arrow (e) cracked

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