Wendake bow question

[Aaron1726]

Ok, this may be a crazy question, but I came across this bow from the lorette reservation while searching for something else.  I've never seen a reverse recurve like this.  And holes in the limbs?  Why build a bow this way?  Just for looks and a ceremonial bow?  Or could there be some performance advantage?  Just seems wild, if nothing else, something to ponder.

https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/objects/NMAI_170210?destination=edan_searchtab%3Fpage%3D36%26edan_q%3Dbow

Thanks

[Little John]

pretty fancy bow.

[superdav95]

Looks like those would be working recurves!   Pretty extreme if it can be strung and shot. 

[Del the cat]

Just bonkers... dunno how it's supposed to work with that string.
Can't imagine how the string would stay on if it was strung and shot as a conventional recurve. Unless those holes wer for some sort of sting bridge?
NA equivalent of an April fools joke?
Del

[bassman211]

Unique, and nece to look at even if wasn't made for shooting.

[Hamish]

Interesting bow. I'd like to see what it looks like braced, to see how much the recurves work.

[TimBo]

The typed file card says "probably made for tourists trade", so maybe it was not meant to be functional.

[GlisGlis]

it could work as is
the portion of limb after the hole would have the back compressed !
I dont think it could have significant advantages but it's an interesting exercise of imagination !

[burtonridr]

Thats pretty wild, hard to imagine something like that lasting very long with use. Thanks for sharing that, never seen anything like it before.

[Chumash]

I have seen a picture of a mikmac warrior

[Chumash]

... and some bows designed after old greek reliefs...(I think this bows are build by redhawk55 years ago)

[willie]

........hey, guess my last post is a while back.............but since spring 2020 my wife and me are retired
Great to see you guys still trying to make the arrows fly as far as possible.......!!!!

maybe he will see this mention and tell us how it shoots

[Aaron1726]

That's awesome that someone (of modern time that is) has built one.  I'm with Willie, maybe he can share his thoughts on it.

That picture of the Penobscot bow looks really interesting too, it seems to make more sense to have the hole through the limb.

[bjrogg]

That is certainly thinking out of the box.

Bjrogg

[GlisGlis]

the string is likely to wear pretty fast