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Basic Information |
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| Artifact Identification | Reproduction Bow (1996.24.0262) | |
| Classification | Science and Technology T&E : Armament-Edged : Bow | |
| Visual Description | Varnished wooden bow with a leather grip sewn with cotton string, cut in a v-shaped pattern which ends in small wooden projections on each end, strung with waxed cotton string that is wrapped with tightly wound red string in the middle. The reverse side of bow is painted red near the center and on both ends while the rest is painted with red and black triangles and horizontal lines on a white background. | |
| Artist/Maker | Reginald Laubin | |
| Geographic Location | America, North, United States, Wyoming | |
| Period/Date | , ca. 1966 CE | |
| Culture | Great Plains: Native American | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Length) | 116.3 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Depth) | 15.5 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Width) | 5.7 cm | |
| Weight | 488 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | Wood, Pigment--Paint, Textile--Cotton, Wax, Varnish, Animal--Leather | |
| Manufacturing Processes | Assembling, Carving, Cutting, Sewing, Painting, Twisting | |
| Munsell Color Information | waived | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | N/A | |
| Scholarly Notes | This is different. Has the shelf. Thinks is a light wood core could be Yew, typical construction of Arabian horn bow or horse bow. Back has been covered with horn, maybe flattened out buffalo horn. has markings on back of it that may be pointing out that it is delaminating. tricky , the horn can take the compression and the sinew can take the stretching, layered in center by wood. real serious bow, indicated by the complex layers, looks like he is experimenting with making bows. very intersesting as i is the Arabian type construction, thinks it is horn but maybe it could be rawhide, if it is horn it is really thin, if it is rawhide no reason to be there, if it is horn it makes a lot of sense but is really thin. Lou McClellan, 8/27/2004 Made by Reginald Laubin per A. Fox. - RLS, 7/1/99 "First real bow was 36" long. Jumped from a 6 foot bow, as archery was just coming to lore and everyone thought only 6 foot English style was any good. In 1930s choice changed to shorter bow flat bows about 5'8" saving 4 inches. I decided 5" was long enough if well made. One Bull thought it still was too long so I decided to try real Indian style 48" long. Been using shorter bows ever since, they shoot faster, harder and farther. Turks used 45" bows but had horn bellies. One Bull pointed out advantages of short bows, which could be used horse back. Thanks to One Bull I've been using short bows now for 50 years. Today I have 60 bows." - R. K. Laubin, 12/4/1987 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | N/A | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | Reginald and Gladys Laubin Collection | |
| Reproduction | Yes | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |