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American Indian Archery Civilization of the title: American Indian Series ; V. 154 author: Laubin, Reginald.; Laubin, Gladys publisher: University of Oklahoma Press isbn10 | asin: 0806123877 print isbn13: 9780806123875 ebook isbn13: 9780806170190 language: English Indian weapons--North America, Bow and subject arrow. publication date: 1980 lcc: E98.A65L38 1980eb ddc: 739.7/3 Indian weapons--North America, Bow and subject: arrow. Page i American Indian Archery The Civilization of the American Indian Series Page ii Page iii American Indian Archery by Reginald and Gladys Laubin Photographs by Gladys Laubin Drawings by Reginald Laubin University of Oklahoma Press Norman Page iv By Reginald and Gladys Laubin Books The Indian Tipi: Its History, Construction, and Use, with "A History of the Tipi," by Stanley Vestal (Norman: 1957) Indian Dances of North America (Norman: 1976) American Indian Archery (Norman: 1980) Films Indian Musical Instruments (Norman) Old Chief's Dance (Norman) Story of the Peace Pipe (Norman) Talking Hands (Norman) Tipi How (Norman) War Dance (Norman) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laubin, Reginald. American Indian archery. (The Civilization of the American Indian series; 154) Bibliography: p. 175 Includes index. 1. Indians of North America Arms and armor. 2. Bow and arrow. I. Laubin, Gladys, joint author. II. Title. III. Series: Civilization of the American Indian series; 154. E98.A65L38 739.7'3 78-58108 ISBN: 0-8061-1467-3 ISBN: 0-8061-2387-7 (paperback) The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Permission for reproduction of any part of this book in any form must be obtained from the authors, the artists, the photographer, and the University of Oklahoma Press. Copyright © 1980 by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Page v Contents Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction 1 2. History 11 3. Comparisons of Bows 19 4. Bow Making and Sinewed Bows 53 5. Horn Bows 73 6. Strings 105 7. Arrows 111 8. Quivers 127 9. Shooting 133 10. Medicine Bows 151 11. Indian Crossbows 157 12. Blowguns, Stone Bows, and Harps 163 Glossary 169 Notes 171 Bibliography 173 Index 175 Page vi To the memory of the old warriors who revealed to us and taught us their lore of the bow and arrow.

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No one knows for certain just when the bow and arrow came into use in America, but they were in use from the far North to the tip of South America when Europeans first arrived. Over the hemisphere the equipment ranged from very poor to excellent, with the finest bows of all being made in the Northwe
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