NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN BOWS ARROWS

Cocopah aboriginal artist Nick Wilson CUCAPA (left bow arrows set), and Abelardo Marescal PAIPAI (right bow arrow quiver set) handcrafted these unique museum grade primitive California Indian bows and arrows sets around 2004 for sale across the international US-Mexico Border.

Nick Wilson, an aboriginal authority on how to make homemade authentic Native American tribal bows arrows of indigenous Yuman Indian tribes in creating his authentic Cocopah Native California tribal arts and crafts.

MATERIALS:

LEFT: Willow bow
STAIN: Boiled mesquite
PAINT: Red cochineal dye
ARROWS: Carrizo shafts
FEATHERS: Gallena del monte (grouse),
ARROW HEADS: Mesquite foreshaft

RIGHT: Willow bow, bark grip
ARROWS: Mule fat
ARROW HEADS: Hardwood tips, stone
QUIVER: Yucca stalk
FEATHERS: Turkey

STRING: Agave fibers cord (made traditional way)
FLETCHING: Natural fibers, occasionally sinew

These are functional Indian bows but are intended for exhibition only.

Nick Wilson's authentic Cocopah Indian bows arrows quivers may be purchased through Shumup Ko Hup California Indian gift shop in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

CALIFORNIA INDIAN BOWS & ARROWS features deep field and museum research, photography and captions as published in SURVIVAL SKILLS OF NATIVE CALIFORNIA, by Paul D. Campbell. Paul's book features living Native American California Indigenous people of the greater San Diego area, and details their traditional hunting, weapons and aboriginal California Indian survival methods.