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 Northwest of North America. Some of
these bows rivaled the ancient classic bow in beauty of design and
workmanship.
The attitudes of whites toward Indian archers and their
equipment have ranged from the highest of praise with mythical
feats rivaling those of William Tell and Robin Hood--o mockery and
derision for the Indians' short, "deformed" bows and small arrows.
The Laubins have found most of the popular conceptions of Indian
archery to be erroneous-as are most of the preconceived notions
about Indians--and in this book they attempt to correct some of
these false impressions and to give a true picture of this ancient
art as practiced by the original Americans.
Following an introduction and history of Indian archery are
chapters on comparison of bows, bow making and sinewed bows, horn
bows, strings, arrows, quivers, shooting, medicine bows, Indian
crossbows, and blowguns. Those wishing to learn something about the
use of archery tackle by American Indians, something of the
ingenuity associated with its manufacture and maintenance, and
something about the importance of archery in everyday Indian life
will find in this book a wealth of new, valuable, and important
information.
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