Indian Archery : Page 424

The same arrow was shot out of each bow and the distancewas carefully measured. All the bows were shot by the sameperson; none of the bows were spared; they were brought tofull draw and shot at an angle of 45 °. The following tabula-tion is the result:

Bow Weight

Distana

80 lbs.

180 yds

28 "

120 "

45

145 "

65 "

156 "

38 "

150

80 "

200 "

40 "

148 "

48 "

125 "

45 "

150

40 "

110 "

40 "

92 "

45 "

165 "

40 "

148 "

30 "

140 "

Tribe

Alaskan Bow

Apache

Blackfoot

Cheyenne

Cree

Esquimaux

Hupa

Luiseno

Navajo

Mojave

Osage

Sioux

Tomawata

Yurok

Yukon 60 125 "

Yaki 70 " 210 "

Yana 48 " 205 "