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Flavio · 27th August 2006, 08:48 PM

Yeah, Katana, maybe is more asian than african...

Hello Freddy, i have a bow that is like yours, but if you see on Waffen aus Zentral Afrika this kind of bow are attributed to the Yaka (see attached).

Could you post a picture of the 'Dodelijk mooi'?

Thank you Fearn!

katana · 27th August 2006, 09:01 PM

Freddy and Flavio....nice bows.....are the weavings on the bow limbs decoration or do they add to the strengh of the bow? The circular end pieces are unusual ...and would surely affect the 'cast' (spring action) of the bow......do you think they may act as some sort of 'balance weight'?, decoration? or what...?

fearn · 27th August 2006, 11:25 PM

Thanks Katana,

Right now I'm on a phone line, and it took so long for the images to load that I didn't see your Indian bow image until well after my answer was posted. We definitely agree on the origin.

I'm interested in Flavio's African bow too. I'd guess that a weight at the end of the bow would slow the arms down, lessening the distance the arrow traveled. However, I don't think that African bowyers are stupid, so I'm trying to figure out what else those "mushroom ends" could do, functionally. Are those ends part of the bow, or are they separate bits of wood?

F

Bill · 28th August 2006, 03:29 AM

The bow looks like it's made of palm wood. Springing when new but brittle when it gets old. I'd guess Indonesian.

Freddy · 28th August 2006, 08:32 PM

Flavio, here's the pic from 'Dodelijk mooi'. I hope it's clear enough.

On the drawing you can see the different types of fastening used in Congo.

Flavio · 28th August 2006, 09:19 PM

Thank you Freddy

27th August 2006, 08:48 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Yeah, Katana, maybe is more asian than african... Hello Freddy, i have a bow that is like yours, but if you see on Waffen aus Zentral Afrika this kind of bow are attributed to the Yaka (see attached). Could you post a picture of the 'Dodelijk mooi'? Thank you Fearn! Attached Images

27th August 2006, 09:01 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Freddy and Flavio....nice bows.....are the weavings on the bow limbs decoration or do they add to the strengh of the bow? The circular end pieces are unusual ...and would surely affect the 'cast' (spring action) of the bow......do you think they may act as some sort of 'balance weight'?, decoration? or what...?

27th August 2006, 11:25 PM	#3
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Thanks Katana, Right now I'm on a phone line, and it took so long for the images to load that I didn't see your Indian bow image until well after my answer was posted. We definitely agree on the origin. I'm interested in Flavio's African bow too. I'd guess that a weight at the end of the bow would slow the arms down, lessening the distance the arrow traveled. However, I don't think that African bowyers are stupid, so I'm trying to figure out what else those "mushroom ends" could do, functionally. Are those ends part of the bow, or are they separate bits of wood? F

28th August 2006, 03:29 AM	#4
Bill Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago area Posts: 327	The bow looks like it's made of palm wood. Springing when new but brittle when it gets old. I'd guess Indonesian.

28th August 2006, 08:32 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Flavio, here's the pic from 'Dodelijk mooi'. I hope it's clear enough. On the drawing you can see the different types of fastening used in Congo.

28th August 2006, 09:19 PM	#6
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you Freddy