American Indian Archery - Reginald Laubin, Gladys Laubin
KORTE INHOUD
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...
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1991Uitgever: University of Oklahoma Press192 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0806123877ISBN-13: 9780806123875Koop dit boek tweedehands
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"Boek over het betere pijl- en boogschietwerk van Amerikaanse indianen"
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