The other day I rediscovered an old bow out in the garage that I've had for several years. It occurred to me today that it's the most primitive bow I have. Thought it might be interesting to some folks.
Several years ago my nephew went on a missions trip to New Guinea. After he got home he dropped off a bow and arrow set he was given by the natives where he was at. It was a very nice gesture. He told me it was a childs bow, and it came with 7 arrows. 3 were damaged in one of our moves. Sadly, one of the damaged arrows was a bird point with multiple hardwood points. Each arrow is made of reed with a long hardwood foreshaft. The reed is wrapped with sinew at the point junction and the hardwood extends into the reed about 3". There are no feathers or visible nock. The bow is roughly oval in shape and a little over 50" long. The "string" is split bamboo. I have never tried to draw the bow more than an inch or 2. I don't know if my nephew did while he was over there or not. Here are some pictures.
George
