Sinew - Backed Bow And Its Arrows
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Depicts a Yurok craftsman constructing a sinew-backed bow, the strongest and finest bow used by American Indians. Demonstrates how arrows were made, using stone arrowheads and feathers from the red tailed hawk. Produced by Clyde B. Smith for UCEMC.
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