Author Topic: Native american Plains sinew backed bows (Read 26904 times)

burchett.donald · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2013, 12:22:40 am »

Those quivers are awesome...nice work on everything

Takintazipa · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2013, 08:20:41 pm »

Quote from: simson on April 05, 2013, 02:01:05 am

Nice work! Where are you exactly located - perhaps we are nearby?
Hi Simon, actualy I'm staying in Prague, but I live on the North.

Your bows are nice.

Maybe we can make some meeting together.

okiecountryboy · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2013, 09:11:00 pm »

You do some beautiful work. Quivers are really sweet.

Ron

tipi stuff · « **Reply #18 on:** April 13, 2013, 08:20:18 am »

Takintazipa, I have some pictures of a little sinew backed Lakota bow that I will try to send you later today. I will have to dig around a bit to see if I can find any measurements for it. Seems like it is about 44 inches (112 cm) long. It is at a little museum in Cleburne, Texas. Curtis

tipi stuff · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:03:50 am »

This is not the bow from Cleburne, but another that you may not have photos of. It is not sinew backed, but I thought you might be interested anyway. I did not take these pictures, but had them in my files. This is a bow that is in the Wyoming State Museum. The label says Shoshoni. It also says the wood is willow. Curtis

tipi stuff · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2013, 11:18:22 am »

Here are some photos of the Lakota bow in Cleburne. I have some better photos of the over-all bow, but I do not have them with me currently. I will post them when I have a chance. Curtis

Takintazipa · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2013, 03:29:28 pm »

O'h guys this is what I'm looking for. Thank you. Both bow are beautifull. Because I study the color -design, the first one is for me much better, but the shape of the second one is something amazing. Pity is, that many bows are in the quivers on the photographs, so its difficult to find some with paintings. Do you have some pictures of Cheyenne bow with paintings? I have only two, one is white with green and red strips and second one is just carved with small drawings.

Curtis do you have an idea what kind of wood is made this Lakota bow?
Thank you.

tipi stuff · « **Reply #22 on:** April 13, 2013, 03:37:17 pm »

I'm not sure of the type wood on the Lakota bow, but it is very likely ash. It is not Osage orange. I will have to see what else I can come up with. I have a lot of my photos on a flash drive that I have left at work. I'll try to run by there and pick it up this evening (still afternoon here right now). Curtis

Takintazipa · « **Reply #23 on:** April 13, 2013, 04:00:18 pm »

Curtis thank you for your goodwill. You can use the electronic data box, where you can load your data, and I can download that.
I don't know the U.S data banks, only Czech, so it's up to you what is comfortable for you. Iff you have same interest, I can do same to you.

Takintazipa · « **Reply #24 on:** April 13, 2013, 04:09:10 pm »

my work- bows:

http://takintazipa.webnode.cz/photogallery/photogallerycbm_253282/10/

http://takintazipa.webnode.cz/photogallery/photogallerycbm_253282/20/

Don · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2013, 06:14:21 pm »

Takintazipa, you do nice work.

Takintazipa · « **Reply #26 on:** April 13, 2013, 09:33:28 pm »

to Don> thank you.

It's some body here, who is able to trade me wood. Somebody who is willing and open to communicate with me about this.
I need eastern cedar/juniper/, hickory, black ash etc., kind of wood which we have not here. Nobody trade this kind of wood here, so it's difficult to obtain. Thanks for your offers. please write me here> takintazipa@gmail.com

tipi stuff · « **Reply #27 on:** April 14, 2013, 10:52:50 am »

I have some more bow photos for you, but these are photos that were taken by other people. Many of these do not have a tribe listed. Some of these are not that clear, but there are probably quite a few that you do not have. I will send these in several e-mails. Curtis

tipi stuff · « **Reply #28 on:** April 14, 2013, 11:01:12 am »

Bow from Copenhagen with snake skin, quillwork and horse hair. CC

tipi stuff · « **Reply #29 on:** April 14, 2013, 11:04:41 am »

This one is not sinew backed, but is a great example of a Comanche self bow with a solid collection history. It was collected after a battle at a Comanche village in Texas.