Plates V and VI
| Description of Plates V. and VI. | |
| Fig. 1. Bow with simple form of "free" sinew backing; Eastern Esquimaux. Obtained by Capt. Lyon. Ashmolean Museum collection. | |
| Fig. 2. Bow with more advanced type of "free" sinew backing, and shewing the "Tatar " outline. Western Esquimaux, near Icy Cape. Obtained by Capt. Beechey. Ashmolean Museum collection. | |
| Fig. 3. Bow with simple form of "close" sinew backing, California. Obtained by Capt. Belcher. Pitt-Rivers collection. | |
| Figs. 4-8. Chinese bow of "Tatar" shape. | |
| Fig. 4. Transverse section through the centre of one of the "arms." | |
| Fig. 5. Dissection of the back at the same part. | |
| Fig. 6. Transverse section through the centre of one of the "ridges." | |
| Fig. 7. Transverse section through the centre of the "grip." | |
| Fig. 8. Longitudinal section through the "grip." | |
| a1. Wood base extending along "arms" and "grip." | |
| a2. Hardwood forming the "ears" and "ridges," and inserted as a plug to pad out the grip. | |
| b. Horn, a single piece to each arm. | |
| c1Inner layer of backing sinews. | |
| c2. Outer " " " " | |
| d. Side strips of horn. | |
| e. Layer of fine inner bark of the birch. | |
| f. Coarser outer bark. | |
| g. Coarse transverse sinews round the grip. | |
| Fig. 9. Persian bow, dotted lines indicate the points at which transverse sections have been taken in the following specimen. | |
| Figs. 10-16. Persian Bow. | |
| Fig. 10. Transverse section through centre of one of the arms. | |
| Fig. 11. Dissection of the belly at the same part. | |
| Fig. 12. Dissection of the back at the same part. | |
| Fig. 13. Transverse section through the centre of one of the ridges. | |
| Fig. 14. Transverse section through one of the "ears." | |
| Fig. 15. Transverse section through the centre of the grip. | |
| Fig. 16. Longitudinal section through the grip. | |
| a. Hardwood base. | |
| a2. Plug of hardwood inserted into "grip." | |
| b. Strips of horn. | |
| c. Sinew backing. | |
| d. Side strips of horn. | |
| e. Layer of very fine inner bark of birch. A. Glue. | |
| k. Transverse sinews over the horn on the belly. | |
| l. Lacquer coat. | |
| m. Piece of horn, supporting the "ears" and "nocks." | |
| Figs. 17-21. Indian Bow. | |
| Fig. 17. Transverse section through the centre of one of the arms. | |
| Fig. 18. Dissection of the belly at the same part. | |
| Fig. 19. Dissection of the back at the same part. | |
| Fig. 20. Transverse section through the centre of one of the ridges. | |
| Fig. 21. Transverse section through the centre of the "grip." | |
| a. Hardwood base. | |
| b. Horn, a single piece in each "arm." | |
| c1 and c2. Inner and outer layers of sinews on the back. | |
| h. Glue. | |
| l. External lacquer coat. | |
| n1. Layer of longitudinal sinews on the belly. | |
| n2. Layer of grey brown cement-like substance, mixed with sinews. | |
| o. Red brown cement coating. | |
| p. Metallic film upon which the lacquer lies. | |
| Fig. 22. Indian bow, probably from the Punjâb, shewing sup-plementary transverse splicing of sinews at the "elbows" and on either side of the "grip." Pitt-Rivers collection. | |
| Fig. 23. One end of a plain wood bow from the Tongan Group, shewing the raised channel and part of the groove. Pitt-Rivers collection. | |