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![Sioux_1_1](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sioux_1_1.jpg)
$160.00
This beautiful arrow is a spot-on copy of one of a set of Sioux (Lakota) arrows that were collected off the northern Plains in the late 1800’s and are now in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. This arrow copies the originals in every respect.
The shaft is made of dogwood, as was the original. It has 3 shaft grooves that begin at the forward fletch wrap and stop just short of the point. It’s fletched with a mix of turkey wing and one turkey tail feather (Plains warriors often mixed different feather types on a single arrow). The feathers are secured on each end with sinew and the front sinew wrap is an open coil, which was very common trait on Sioux arrows I’ve examined. The front web of the feathers are left long, creating pretty “tails” that were present on the original arrows, and the feathers are glued to the shaft with hide glue (just as they were on the artifacts I saw). The metal point is made from a circular saw blade and it matches the points on the original arrows. The point is wrapped on with a sinew and then sealed with hide glue. The paint design copies the one on the arrows and the nock is slightly flared, which gave the Plains warrior a better grip when the arrow was shot using the Pinch-grip. This arrow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. Click photos for larger images.
This arrow is a faithful copy of the original and is based on years of research in museums across the country. It’s a stout, heavy missile that would have been shot from a short but powerful sinew backed bow. The stout metal point and heavy shaft would carry tremendous momentum at close range and would have undoubtedly inflicted a serious wound on an enemy or brought down a buffalo with one shot.
Arrow Specs: Replica Sioux Arrow (circa 1870’s), dogwood shoot, turkey wing and tail feather fletch, sinew wrappings, metal trade point made from circular saw blade. 26 1/16 inches long. Shipping is included with the price.
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$165.00
This is a spot-on copy of a set of 4 matching Sioux/Lakota arrows from the Northern Great Plains. The artifacts are in the Smithsonian’s collection and were originally acquired in the 1870’s. This arrow copies every aspect of the originals and is a museum-quality replica.
The shaft is dogwood, with 3 straight shaft grooves that go from the forward fletch wrap to the point. The metal arrowhead is made from a circular saw blade that’s been blackened to mimic the original trade points, then the edges were ground to expose the silver metal underneath. The tip is rounded, which some trade points had. This was to cause the point to glance off heavy bone and continue forward instead of piercing the bone and stopping the arrow’s forward momentum. The point is held in place with a strong wrapping of sinew.
The fletch is 3 turkey wing feathers secured with sinew and glued with hide glue. The feathers have been dyed yellow, just like the feathers on the original arrow. And finally the red and blue paint design copies the design on the original arrow.
This arrow is shipped to you in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. Free shipping to all destinations within the U.S.
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![pretty_sioux_1](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/pretty_sioux_1-rotated.jpg)
$165.00
This colorful Sioux arrow replica is a copy of an authentic Sioux arrow in a museum in Wisconsin. The shaft is made of a hardwood shoot. It’s fletched with turkey wing and tail feathers, one of which is dyed red. The metal point is made from an old barrel hoop and sinew wraps hold everything together. Total length: 27 inches. Shipped in a PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. Free delivery to all U.S. customers.
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![cute_pot2](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cute_pot2.jpg)
$45.00
This cute little pot is made of hand dug and local clay from north Georgia. It’s tempered with quartz sand and formed by hand. Then it’s dried and fired in a campfire just like the old prehistoric pottery. Firing in a campfire creates fire clouds, which are swirls and different spots of color due to the different environments in the fire when it’s fired. This pot is about the size of a medium sized grapefruit. It has a rounded shape with a flared rim. This pot has some small, thin cracks in the rim but they’re very minor. You can’t cook in it due to the cracks, but it would be a nice display piece. It can hold potpourri, you could put some sand in the bottom and then put a candle in it, or you could use it to hold any dry materials in a small to moderate quantity. 4 inches wide and 3 inches tall. Free shipping within the U.S.
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![small_knife_2 stone knife](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/small_knife_2.jpg)
$40.00
This stone knife is a small but effective knife that would be perfect for skinning medium and large game. The blade is dacite, which is a more grainy version of obsidian and it’s set into a handle of crepe myrtle. Free shipping within the U.S.
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![Lavender1](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Lavender1.jpg)
$75.00
This pretty stone knife has a handle of Pacific yew and a blade with a pale lavender colored stone blade made of Mookaite jasper from Australia. The blade has a light lavender color with a band of darker purple that carries across the blade. The handle/blade junction is wrapped with artificial sinew. 7 3/4″ total length. Free shipping to all U.S. customers.
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![tonkin cane5 tonkin cane arrow shafts](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tonkin-cane5-1.jpg)
$69.00
River cane may have just met its match! Tonkin cane is a type of bamboo that just might give river cane a run for its money. There are several distinct advantages that tonkin cane has over river cane. First, tonkin cane is denser and noticeably harder than river cane. Second, tonkin cane has much thicker walls than river cane, making it much stiffer than rivercane of equal diameter. This means tonkin cane arrows can be considerably smaller in diameter without sacrificing spine or flight quality. And because it’s denser, tonkin cane carries lethal momentum. Smaller diameter shafts encounter less resistance to penetration. That, combined with tonkin’s density, means tonkin cane arrows pack a deadly one-two punch. Don’t let a slim tonkin arrow fool you…this stuff is very durable and can withstand a tremendous amount of abuse without breaking. The front ends can be tapered to fit a field point, drilled out to accommodate hardwood foreshafts, or hunting points can simply be mounted right into the front of the cane. Unlike river cane, tonkin cane can have its diameter reduced to get it to a particular spine, and the nodes can be flattened to match the outside diameter of the rest of the shaft. These are raw shafts that will need heating and straightening. Supplies of this material are limited, so get it before it’s gone.
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![W_coast2 west coast arrow point](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/W_coast2.jpg)
$20.00
Small arrowhead of Texas flint.
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![burling2](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/burling2.jpg)
$20.00
This arrowhead pendant features a cream colored arrowhead made of Keokuk chert. It’s wrapped with stainless steel wire and it has a loop formed in the wire to which you can string a leather thong or steel chain. Free shipping to all U.S. customers.
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![Wintu_1_3](https://primitivepathways.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Wintu_1_3.jpg)
$165.00
This arrow is a museum-quality copy of a set of 4 Northern California Wintu arrows in the Smithsonian’s collections that I got to examine in 2012. This arrows copies every aspect of the original arrows as closely as possible.
The main shaft is made of a syringa shoot. It’s fletched with Canada Goose wing feathers that are lashed front and back with sinew and also glued with hide glue. The paints are natural earth ochre and charcoal and they copy the original designs. The point is made of dacite, which is a grainier type of obsidian (the original points were also dacite, which I’ve never seen on original arrows before). The point is mounted to a short dogwood foreshaft with pine sap glue and a heavy wrapping of deer sinew.
The original arrows were noted to have been collected in northern California but the exact tribe was unknown, even though they had some Wintu traits that led me to believe they could be Wintu or a surrounding tribe. I was going to list this as a “mystery” tribe. But before I did, I consulted with the only west coast Native Bow expert I know (Steve Allely) as to his opinion on their tribal origin. He’s certain the original arrows were from the McCloud River Wintu, as they made some of the beefiest arrows of all the N. California tribes. And the original arrows certainly were beefy. I definitely trust his judgement on this topic and therefore will agree with his expert opinion wholeheartedly. Thank you very much Steve for your input on this. So there you go…McCloud River Wintu arrow, compliments of the expert Steve Allely.
This arrow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. Small information card included with the arrow.