. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. 152 ANCIENT AND MODERN METHODS being held vertically or nearly so, the arrow is placed at the left of the bow. It is possi])le that originally the bow was held horizontally, bnt necessities arising, as in shoot- ing in a forest, or shooting side by side with others closely appressed, the bow was required to be held vertically. In thus turning the bow-hand in the only way it could be turned conveniently, the arrow would be brought to the left of the bow vertical. As
. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history -- Periodicals; Essex County (Mass. ) -- History Periodicals. 152 ANCIENT AND MODERN METHODS being held vertically or nearly so, the arrow is placed at the left of the bow. It is possi])le that originally the bow was held horizontally, bnt necessities arising, as in shoot- ing in a forest, or shooting side by side with others closely appressed, the bow was required to be held vertically. In thus turning the bow-hand in the only way it could be turned conveniently, the arrow would be brought to the left of the bow vertical. As will be shown further on, the position of the arrow. Figs. 0 and 7. Tertiary release. either to the right or to the left of the bow vertical is de- termined in most cases by the method of release. In the primary and secondary releases, however, it makes but little diflerence on which side the arrow is placed ; and some tribes, using the bow vertical, place the arrow to the right, and this is probably a quicker way of adjusting the arrow when shooting rapidly. Col. James Stevenson informs me that Navajo Indians practice thr'^e methods of release, namely, the primary release already. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Essex Institute. Salem, Mass. , Essex Institute
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