Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0126-0001 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Bow | |
| Culture | Euro-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | California | |
| County | San Francisco | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: San Francisco | |
| Maker's Name | Dr. Saxton T. Pope | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1917 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood: California yew; Leather; Irish linen; Metal | |
| Description | Handmade recurved bow made from single length of California yew, carved, steamed and bent to a slight curve and wrapped around mid-section with leather and then overwrapped with waxed linen to form hand grip; Each end of the bow is fitted with a metal tip having a 3/4 lateral groove to secure the drawstring; Short leather lace tied to free end of drawstring is threaded through hole on one of the metal end tips to prevent drawstring from recoiling completely when bow is unstrung; Heavy twisted drawstring cord is formed into loop at each end and plied, with the mid-section of the bowstring also being overwrapped; Bow is labeled "BEAR SLAYER" just above hand grip area and the number "75" to the side, indicating it pulls 75 pounds; On opposite side of the hand grip are printed the year "1917" [year of manufacture], small drawings of a serrated projectile point and the head and shoulders of a bear, and the date "Nov. 22, "18" [probable date this bow was used to shoot the first black bear]; All wooden portions of bow are heavily waxed to a high luster. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.4, Thickness = ca. 3.5, Length = 174.8 | |