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Title: need info on miami longbow, length, style,type of wood?
Post by: Josh B on December 31, 2010, 02:41:39 am

Any body know anything about the Miami Indian longbow? Any help would be great.  Just an idea of where to find info. would be more than I have now. Thank you.
                                                      Gun Doc

Title: Re: need info on miami longbow, length, style,type of wood?
Post by: half eye on December 31, 2010, 07:14:05 am

Doc,
     Found this pic squirreled away.....it's Miami, and came from the National Museum of the American Indian. I'll try to find the bow again and see what they have for dimensions. The second photo is from the same place and I believe attributed to the Sauk/Fox cultures so would have been associated with the Miami.
    Hope it helps ya some.
rich

Title: Re: need info on miami longbow, length, style,type of wood?
Post by: half eye on December 31, 2010, 07:16:17 am

it would help to pics on....no?

Title: Re: need info on miami longbow, length, style,type of wood?
Post by: half eye on December 31, 2010, 08:29:21 am

Gun Doc,
      Here are dimensions that they list for the Miami bow:  (in centimeters)   114.50 X 3.50 X 1.90. The bow was collected in Ohio, USA in the late 1800's and the item Catalog number is # 24/1099. Sorry but that's all they had listed with the photograph.
rich

Title: Re: need info on miami longbow, length, style,type of wood?
Post by: Josh B on December 31, 2010, 01:37:35 pm

Thank you very much.  That is exactly what I needed. This is my first time on the forum and already it has proved to be invaluable. Thanks again Rich.                 
                                   Gun Doc