Dr. Green-Burns stopped by Monday, this time without his birds. :)
According to Dr. Green-Burns, the bow and arrow that he
demonstrated for the children was actually made by Officer Howard Rhodes of the
UWA Police Force. It was made as the Native Americans made them for centuries.
The bow had a water snake skin on it. The children loved touching it. The arrow
was made of cane and the fletches (feathers) were found by Officer Rhodes and
cut to shape and then tied onto the arrow. The Native Americans did not have glue!
The string was handmade. The bow was given to his son by Officer Rhodes, and it
is an example of a child’s bow. The Native American boys began young.
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