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of the crossbow stock and tte trigger release made after the fashion 

 of the Spanish rifle. 



Type specimens of hoivs, ai'rotv^^ and quivers. — Bows and arrows 

 from the Philippine Islands noAv in the National Museum are de- 

 rived from the following tribes: The Mangyan, of Mindoro Island; 

 the Tinggian, of northern Luzon; the Negritos, of Zambales Prov- 

 ince, Luzon, and from the islands of Panay, Negros, and Palawan; 

 the Moro, of northern and southern Mindanao Island and Sulu 

 Archipelago ; the Bagobo, of southeastern Mindanao ; the Tagbanua, 

 of Palawan; the Tagalog and Pampangan, from the provinces of 

 central Luzon; the Batak, of Palawan; the Kalinga, of northern 

 Luzon; the Igorot tribes of north central Luzon; Bikol, from south- 

 ern Luzon; and the nationalities of the Visayan Islands and other 

 southern island groups. 



CATALoaan ov tvi'IC speci.me.xs 



Crosshow. — Bow and stock are of bamboo; the bow cord of abaca 

 (manila hemp) fiber is fitted to the tapered nock ends of bow by 

 means of a looped laiot. The tubular bamboo stock is slotted and 

 fitted with a bamboo spring and trigger, the bow is similar to the 

 bamboo crossbow collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott at Simalur Island, 

 off the west coast of Sumatra, and which is now in the museum. 



Length of bow, 48.3 centimeters (19 inches). Collected by Gen. 

 Jacob Kline, United States Army. Cat. No. 313950, U.S.N.M. • 



Crosshow. — The bow is turned 90 degrees on the pivoted head of a 

 folding device on distal end of stock. This arrangement permits 

 carrying through the narrow jungle trials. Stock is fashioned in 

 imitation of rifle stock with hardwood trigger bow cord release. 

 Stock has sectional grooved bore open along the top through which 

 missile is projected. Bow cord of twisted rattan attached to incised 

 groove at each boAv horn. Stock is fashioned from lauan wood ; bow 

 of palmwood, Gorypha minor {pahna hrava). 



Lengtli of bow, 64.9 centimeters (25.5 inches) ; length of stock, 50.9 

 centimeters (20 inches). Collected bj^ Gen. Jacob Kline, United 

 States Army. Cat. 313947, U.S.N.M. 



Boio^ Negritos., Zmiibales Province. — The material from which 

 this bow is made is the palmwood, Corypha Tninor {palma hrava) ; 

 it is beautifully made and highly polished. The bow tapers toward 

 the horns, which are truncated 2 centimers (0.8 inch) from the tip 

 and circular in section. The inside of bow stave has a grooved 

 belly extending from nock to nock; the outside is convexly rounded. 

 The resemblance of the bow to the reddish black palmwood grooved 

 bows of the Caribs of British Guiana is striking. The bow cord 

 is of twisted bark as strontr as sinew. The cord does not touch the 



