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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« The stave of a toy bow was made with a crooked knife froma single piece of birchwood and lacks backing. Both the back and front are slightly convex and the sides are flat. Paired V-shaped notches at the sides are cut near the end of each horn for attachment of the bow string which is made of commercial two ply cord (fig. 31). Associated with this bow is a toy arrow, the shaft of which is circular in cross section and made of birchwood. The proximal end of the shaft is flattened on opposite sides and a notch is cut in the end at right angles to the flattened surfaces; there are no feathers. This type of arrow, which would have been used primarily for game birds such as ptarmigan and spruce grouse, had no attached point. The distal end of the shaft widens to form an enlarged striking surface (fig. 3m). In the past, the neighboring Mistassini Indians used the bow and arrow for hunting caribou as well as a variety of small game animals and birds (Rogers, 1967, p. 67). Small bows and arrows were used in a divination game for predicting the number of otters to be killed on a future hunt (Speck, 1930, pp. 429-430, fig. 109; 1935, p. 198). A label in Speck's handwriting attached to the bow indicates that it was collected at the Kiskisink settlement. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 3I et m (p.31).

Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« La barre d’un jouet en forme d’arc a été faite avec un couteau croche dans une seule pièce de bois de bouleau et elle manque de soutien. L’avant et l’arrière sont légèrement convexes et les côtés sont plats. Une paire d’entailles en forme de V est coupée sur les côtés près de l’extrémité de chaque corne pour la fixation de la corde de l’arc, laquelle est faite de corde commerciale à deux brins (fig. 31). Une flèche accompagne l’arc, la hampe est circulaire en section croisée et faite de bois de bouleau. L’extrémité proximale de la hampe est aplatie sur l’extrémité opposée et une entaille est faite dans l’extrémité à des angles correspondants aux surfaces planes; il n’y a pas de plumes. Ce type de flèche, qui a été utilisé premièrement pour la chasse aux oiseaux telle que le ptarmigan et le tétras du Canada, n’a pas de point d’attache. L’extrémité distale de la hampe s’élargit pour former une surface élargie de frappe (fig. 3m). Dans le passé, les Indiens voisins de Mistassini utilisaient l’arc et la flèche pour chasser le caribou ainsi qu’une variété de petits animaux et d’oiseaux (Rogers, 1967, p. 67). Des petits arcs et de petites flèches étaient utilisés dans la divination de la chasse pour prédire le nombre de loutres qui allaient être tuées dans une chasse future (Speck, 1930, pp. 429-430, fig. 109; 1935, p. 198). Une étiquette écrite par Speck attachée à l’arc indique qu’il a été collecté au campement de Kiskissink. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.7, fig 3I et m (p.31).

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