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Traditional Archery from Six Continents: The Charles E. Grayson Collection (Volume 1) by text by Charles E. Grayson, Mary French, and Michael J. O'Brien; photographs by Daniel S. Glover is a art available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>As a major hunting tool and weapon, the bow changed human history around the world, and its diverse forms reflect the cultures that adopted it. Those variations can be seen in the Charles E. Grayson Archery Collection housed at the University of Missouri–Columbia Museum of Anthropology, one of the largest and most comprehensive assemblages of archery-related materials in the world. This handsome book offers a unique look at archery as it has been practiced through the ages.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Drawing on a collection of more than five thousand bows, arrows, and associated paraphernalia, <i>Traditional Archery from Six Continents</i> presents color photographs and descriptions of some three hundred items—including quivers, thumb rings, and more—that represent traditional archery practices and customs from around the world. From the Chinese “monkey bow” to the English longbow, the artifacts are organized by region, taking in equipment from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Europe used over the past five hundred years.</p> <p>The book’s introduction provides an overview of traditional archery and its nomenclature,

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Author

text by Charles E. Grayson, Mary French, and Michael J. O'Brien; photographs by Daniel S. Glover

Publisher

University of Missouri Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780826217516

Category

art

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Fiction

Rating

3.67 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13