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Northern Paiute Bow and Arrows Video (Digital Download) NEW!!
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$29.95
This page is for ordering the streaming version (5.7 GB file size). CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO ORDER THE PHYSICAL DVD.

Now there’s no need to wait for a DVD to reach you to experience the latest Primitive Pathways adventure…just order the video here and you can watch it immediately! After placing your order, you’ll receive an e-mail with a link where you can download your own digital copy of the Paiute Bow and Arrows video (5.7 GB file size).

Primitive Pathways proudly announces its latest video release: Making the Northern Paiute Bow and Arrows! This project took 5 1/2 years to film, edit and complete and is the most labor-intensive instructional video we’ve produced so far. In it, you’ll learn every step in constructing the elusive archery gear of the Northern Paiute. Billy Berger and Steve Allely once again join forces and combine their skills of researching, replication, and professional production to create this 2-hour adventure that you’ll watch again and again.

You’ll get to see very rare authentic Paiute archery artifacts in both private collections and the Univ. of Oregon Museum of Anthropology. Then Billy and Steve collect the very same materials the Paiutes used for their bows and arrows and they show you each step in contructing the entire set-up from start to finish. All aspects of construction are covered: Cutting the wood, shaping the bow, sinew backing, tillering, twisting a sinew bowstring, collecting the reed for arrows, straightening the reed, painting, fletching, making and mounting the stone point, and shooting the bow. Sprinkled throughout the video are the “seasonings” that make an instructional video something much more than the sum of its parts. We interview a living Northern Paiute elder for his insights on the bow and arrows of his people and how they hunted. And we visit numerous significant archaeological sites of the Northern Paiute.

Most videos would end there. But we’re just getting started. With the completed weapons, Billy and Steve then embark on the epic challenge of using these prehistoric weapons in real hunts. Experience the thrill of chasing squirrels in the woodlands and rabbits in the desert as though you’re right there, with amazing over-the-shoulder viewpoints of arrows in flight as they attempt to put meat in the pot. The action is non-stop as Billy and Steve pursue numerous small game. You’ll get to see just how effective replica Paiute weapons really are in the hands of experienced primitive bowhunters.

This 2 hour video is full of unforgettable adventures, mystery, and enlightenment. Follow the footsteps of the Northern Paiute deep into the past as we examine their artifacts, resurrect their ancient way of life and reconstruct these long forgotten weapons. We’ll clear away the fog of a long-ago time and bring these weapons into their rightful place in the modern world.

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Northern Paiute Bow, Great Basin Bow
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$925.00
If you want to hunt with a piece of history, look no further than this bow. This museum-quality replica Northern Paiute bow is a fully functional big game hunting weapon. It pulls 45 lbs at 20 inches of draw and is capable of taking large game with properly matched arrows. This bow is based on authentic archaeological examples housed in museums, as well as bow fragments recovered from caves around Winnemucca Lake in NW Nevada.

This bow is 46 inches long and is made from a juniper limb. It’s backed with sinew and has a 2-ply sinew string. The tips and grip are wrapped with braintanned buckskin. This snappy little bow is a perfect copy of the short blind hunting bows the Northern Paiute people used for hunting deer and elk at close range. Their hunting blinds were small and inconspicuous to minimize alerting the deer of their presence. The Paiute knew when the animals moved and how to get close. All they needed was a weapon that could cover the last few yards in a flash, and this bow fit that need perfectly. It could be easily concealed within the cramped confines of a small brush or rock blind, and its short profile delivers their obsidian tipped arrows with blinding speed. My own experiments with identical bows have proved that these little poison slingers pack a lethal punch and can deliver their arrows with plenty of killing power. Small game aren’t safe either. With regular practice and matched arrows, this bow can also deliver pinpoint accuracy on small game at distance as well. This bow is light as a feather in the hand, making it effortless to carry for hours or even days on end.

Shipped to you in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. The PVC pipe also serves as a storage/transport container to protect the bow when traveling. Care and Instruction sheet included with this bow. Free shipping within the U.S.

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Northern Paiute Replica Knife (NEW!)
$75.00
This replica Northern Paiute knife copies authentic prehistoric knives found in caves and rockshelters in the high deserts of the Great Basin of the western U.S. This knife has a blade of opaque black obsidian set into a handle of western juniper. It’s set in place with epoxy that’s been colored to look like the black pine pitch glue that firmly held the authentic knives of the Northern Paiute. Now, I could have set the blade in with real pitch glue and it’s usually not a problem, but let’s say the postman delivered the knife to your front door and it sat in the hot sun for several hours, the blade could heat up enough that it would soften the pine pitch and the blade could, possibly fall out. I’ve never had that issue, but it happened to a friend of mine, so I decided to use black colored epoxy to secure the blade just to be safe. So here you go…a perfectly functional obsidian knife that’s right out of the prehistoric past. This knife is perfect for skinning large game like deer and elk.

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Obsidian Arrowhead Earrings SOLD

Here’s a pretty set of earrings that feature small matching arrowheads made of mottled brown and black mahogany obsidian. They’re wrapped with stainless steel wire and have hooks of hypoallergenic stainless steel. They’re small and light and easy to wear all day without feeling heavy or weighty. Free shipping within the U.S.

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Obsidian Arrowhead Pendant
$20.00
An obsidian arrowhead pendant.

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Obsidian Hunting Point (45 grains) NEW!
$28.00
This obsidian arrowhead is designed for hunting big game. It weighs 45 grains and has very finely serrated edges that are so sharp they feel sticky when your finger is drawn across them. It provides a 7/8 inch cutting width and has a non-barbed design to conform to states that require a non-barbed broadhead design. It’s pretty too, with mottled black and brown obsidian at the base and the tip, with smoky clear obsidian in the center of the point.

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Obsidian Hunting Point (62 grains)
$30.00
This obsidian hunting point weighs 62 grains and has finely serrated edges that are super sharp and provides a 1-inch cutting width. This point will take down big game quickly when you put the arrow in the right spot. I recommend you use a bow with a minimum draw weight of 50 lbs and arrows weighing 550 grains. Free shipping within the U.S.

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Obsidian Tipped Spear
$250.00
My late friend Dan Spier made this cool spear that’s modeled after the types used by Plains Indian warriors. The spear shaft is made of bamboo that’s been stained dark reddish brown. It’s tipped with an obsidian spearpoint. The point has a reinforced wrapping of brown leather and below that is black beaver fur. The grip is wrapped with a narrow strip of tan leather that’s accented on both sides with that same dark beaver fur. It also has turkey wing feather accents with decorative wraps of red felt on the upper part of each feather. The entire spear is 6 feet long. Free shipping within the U.S.

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Osage Orange Seeds (10 ct)
$4.00
Grow your own bow wood with these osage orange seeds. Each order is 10 seeds.

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Plains Indian Arrowheads, Indian Trade Points SOLD

These 3 metal points are modern made replicas that exactly copy the arrow points that tipped many Plains Indian arrows. Identical points were used by the Blackfoot, Assiniboine, Comanche, Sioux, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Pawnee, among many others. These points were made from an old rusty barrel hoop, just as they were 160 years ago. These metal points were made by blacksmiths in the 1800’s and were a very valued trade item. These are great for making your very own replica Plains Indian arrows, or for adding to your collection of stone arrowheads to show what was used for hunting bison and fighting enemies once metal was introduced. Free shipping within the U.S.

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Primitive Instinct Vol. 1 DVD
$19.95
Experience real hunts using the Primitive Bow and Arrow in this full length DVD.

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Primitive Pot 1
$60.00
This cool primitive pot is made of lizella clay from south Georgia and was hand formed and then fired in a campfire. It has a very small hairline rim crack and another crack that runs for about 1.75 inches along the most bulbous part of the very center, but the cracks are minor. You couldn’t cook in this pot, but it is a nice display piece. Since it has a round bottom, a small ring of grass is included so you can set the pot on a flat surface and it won’t roll around.

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