This bow was made by a friend of mine. It is 51" long.
It has not been strung yet.
What does it look like ?
My friend says Persian i would say Indo Persian (?)
It makes me think about an Indo Persian made by Yokhua.
By the way Yokhua covered the belly splice with sinew.
Quite unusual ?
Should my friend do the same for strength ?
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Redbow
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Redbow
I would have said Indo-Persian as well. It should be entertaining to string.
There are three bows in the Pitt-Rivers museum that have been cut up to show the cross sections. One is described as North Indian (Indo-Persian) and has a horn strip which is not the full width of the limb, the edges apparently filled with sinew, and with a sinew wrap. This seems a strange construction to me. The Iranian (Persian) bow has a belly made from small strips of horn, again wrapped in sinew.
Regards
Andrew
I would have said Indo-Persian as well. It should be entertaining to string.
There are three bows in the Pitt-Rivers museum that have been cut up to show the cross sections. One is described as North Indian (Indo-Persian) and has a horn strip which is not the full width of the limb, the edges apparently filled with sinew, and with a sinew wrap. This seems a strange construction to me. The Iranian (Persian) bow has a belly made from small strips of horn, again wrapped in sinew.
Regards
Andrew