Brazilian Indian archery : a preliminary ethno-toxological study of the archery of the Brazilian Indians
1977, First Edition. Manchester : Simon Archery Foundation. Near fine copy bound in gilt-blocked blue cloth boards, showing faint shelfwear only, and with the original wrappers bound in. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #480470
ISBN: 0950319910
Physical description; xx, 188 pages, xvi pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Contents; Part One: History and Environment -- Part Two: Bows, Arrows, Shooting Techniques, Arrow-Heads, the Use of Poison -- Part Three: Hunting, Fishing -- Part Four: Barter and War, Symbolism, Conclusions. Appendices include the botany and chemistry of Brazilian arrow poisons and classifications of bows, arrow-heads, and fletchings. Subjects; Archery Brazil. Indian weapons Brazil. Indigenous peoples Brazil Weapons.
Price: €21.95