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mole	Some Cherokee bows	Lead	[-]
Posts: 641 Oct 27 08 8:52 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here are some bows contained in the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The lighting was very bad (an attempt to create ambience) and the cases and backgrounds tended to interfer with the camera. Ken, keep your mouth shut. http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/20983 The surprising thing about these following bows is that the back/side corners are quite sharp. The bellies appear to be ever so slightly rounded, but are still flat. The nocks were a bit on the rough side, but the backs and bellys were appeared to be very smoothly worked. Grow rings were followed on the backs. First a reproduction. Judging by it's small size and thin limbs this is a kid's bow. It appears to be black locust and is braced with a very fine sinew string. This is what happens when you ask a non bowyer to photograph it. Next another bow from the time period of the forced Cherokee removal. Very dark with age---Black locust?. I was not able to get a good look at the string, but I would guess it as plant fiber. There appears to be some sort of wire wrapped on the nock. Note the lack of taper in width and thickness, lack of defined handle and sharp edges. Last, a black locust bow circa 1865 and made by Jim Tail, a Confederate soldier in the "Thomas Legion". The Thomas Legion started as Cherokee infantry, but was latter enlarged and was allowed to keep their firearms after the Confederate defeat (remember why the Thompson brothers turned to bow making). This bow has a defined handle which I was able to photograph. Sharp corners. That's all folks. John Last Edited By: mole Oct 27 08 9:34 AM. Edited 1 time.
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2traxx		#1	[-]
Posts: 2094 Oct 27 08 9:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanxx fer postin these. I wonder though,if that string,in question,is the original?It seems a bit long for the bow to me.
rwelch		#2	[-]
Posts: 1725 Oct 27 08 9:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	John , where is the museum ? Ralph
Boomer		#3	[-]
Posts: 1466 Oct 27 08 9:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Some of the bows almost look like board bows. I wonder why they were constructed with sharp edges. Yes, where is the museum? Brett www.colgrovebows.com
mole		#4	[-]
Posts: 641 Oct 27 08 9:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wondered about the lenght of that string as well, but the other nock is in a corner where it can not be veiwed. It may have some sort of adjustable knot there, but even then why have the extra lenght hanging off unless you're going with an extremely low brace height. http://www.cherokeemuseum.org/ The museum is located on the Cherokee reservation in Cherokee, NC. It's about the only thing worth while about the town. John
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Hillbilly NC		#5	[-]
Posts: 3108 Oct 27 08 10:39 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	John, did you check out the Oconoluftee Village? It's worth going through, it and the museum are about the only real things in town. Save the Cro-Magnons
danceswithturtles		#6	[-]
Posts: 282 Oct 27 08 10:52 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	do you remember what the lengths were on these bows? Did it say?
mole		#7	[-]
Posts: 641 Oct 27 08 5:10 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hillbilly, I was a week too late. I've gotta wait until May 9 for them to open again. I'll probably go alone then so I don't have others hurrying me through. I might even take one of their basket weaving classes. No specs where given on the bows. I would estimate the dark one to be about 70" and the one by Jim Tail to be around 62". I neglected to take a photo of the shorter one's tips, but they got pretty thin. John
Bohica		#8	[-]
Posts: 700 Oct 27 08 6:37 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hmm thank you for posting....thats not to far from me and i like to go up to Gatlinburg area for camping. Their is room for all of natures creatures on the planet........right next to the mash potatoes.
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