Great lookin little bow,there Rich...
Just for the sake of historical conversation,the Ishi bow in the pic,from the PHM,is a bit longer than 44"and it is sinew backed.I feel it must have been left braced,for a time,to develope that much follow,in a sinew backed bow.The handle region,does narrow a bit,underneath the wrap,maybe by 1/8" on both sides.I just happen to have been eyeballin it personally,a few days ago.LOLId say without actually measureing it,that it was 48 to 50" long.