This tourist souvenir is from South America, brought back to the USA in the 1970s by a traveler who went to the Central Amazon Forest, along with many other artefacts. According to my analysis, this bow has a wide variety of features that makes it inconsistent to the typical Amazonian bows, and the small compact size indicate that this is likely a souvenir for the archeologist that was convenient to bring back on the airplane. Regardless, we take this opportunity to learn about South American Amazonian bows and their classification.
Bows of a mixture of features are commonly seen in Central Amazon Forest of the Xingu Park area of Mato Grosso, Brazil, but all finds are larger than this particular bow.
According to the book Bows and Arrows in Central Brazil by Meyer, Hermann Publication date 1898, There are 4 types of Central Brazilian bows:
Type 1: Peruvian Type
Type 2: North Brazil Type
Type 3: Guiana Type
Type 4: Chaco Type
Type 5: East Brazil Type
This bow is quite personal to me as I also travelled to the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil and visited Mato Grosso. I did not bring any souvenirs back however
30 сен 2024
