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« -: Юни 07, 2018, 04:40:24 pm »
Ето малко сведения /един от начините/ за определянето на дължината на стрелата и лъка при лакота от изворите. Всъщност като се съпоставят начините водят до едни и същи измервания, защото винаги се определят спрямо тялото на конкретния човек.
Question: What length did different sized men use for arrows?
Answer: They used the distance on the left arm, from the elbow to the end of the middle finger and then over the finger and on to the knuckle. That was the right length for an arrow. So you see my arrows would be long ones.
The bow was made this way: The hand grasped the wood where the middle was to be, then the first two fingers were put alongside the hand, and from this point five times the width of the hand as it grasped the wood would be the end of the bow from the middle.
In shooting the arrow, the cord was taken between the thumb and first finger and the cord was drawn back, never the bow shoved forward as some Indian tribes did.
Welch comment: My own arrow and bow measurements were than taken and found to be, for the arrow 21 inches and for the bow, 48 inches.