Bow And Arrow Collection (#39)

Hunting Beaver
Native American tribesmen hunting beaver, Canada, circa 1770. The hunters are using rifles and bows and arrows to kill the beavers at their dam, which is shown in cross-section

Engraving Of Delaware Indian Family
Engraving of an American Indian man, woman and child in Delaware, holding axes and a bow and arrow, 19th century. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Under Siege
1st December 1811: Cannon and bowman lay siege to the town walls. Original Artwork: Aquatint - pub. 1812 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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France, Versailles, marble statue in gardens

Archery from motor boats on Welsh Harp, Hendon. A modern British bowman looses from his motor boat at the moored target and scores a hit. 8 January 1928

Ojibwas Hunting
MInnesota: c. 1900. A Photogravure titled: Ojibwa, The Hunters, with two Ojibwas hunting from a birchbark canoe

Detail depicting human sacrifice, from Map of Nueva Galicia, historic territory of Mexico, 1550
Cartography, Mexico, 16th century. Map of Nueva Galicia, historic territory of Mexico, 1550. Detail depicting a human sacrifice

Venetian carnival, poster by Giovanni Mataloni, 1896
Jules Burgmein (pseudonym of Giulio Ricordi 1840-1912), Carnaval Venitien (Venetian carnival), 1896. Poster by Giovanni Mataloni (1868-1944)

Sweden, Litsleby, prehistoric rock carvings
Sweden - Tanum - Surroundings of Tanumshede (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1994) - Litsleby - Nordic Bronze Age rock carvings

Detail shot of archer gripping bow string behind bent forefingers, about to release arrow

English Archers, 1712
Militaria, England, 16th century. Archers. Watercolored print, Newport, 1712

Archer of Sultan personal escort, 18th Century
Militaria, Ottoman Empire, 18th century. One of the archers of the Sultans personal escort

Egyptian Grammar, Chapter I, plate, folio 10, by Jean Francois Champollion
Egyptian civilization - Jean Francois Champollion (1790-1832), Egyptian Grammar, 1841. Chapter I, plate, folio 10

Egyptian civilization, Reproduction of relief of Ramesseum at ancient Thebes
Egyptian civilization - Reproduction of a relief of the Ramesseum at ancient Thebes, depicting the battle of Ramses against the Kheta at Kadesh on the Orontes River

Black-figure pottery, Cup attributed to Oltos, detail, Persian Archer
Greek civilization, 4th century b.C. Black-figure pottery. Cup attributed to Oltos. Detail: Persian Archer

The Hunting Box. Detail of scene depicting the king on his chariot defeating Asiatic enemies, New Kingdom
Egyptian civilization, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII. The Hunting Box. Detail of scene depicting the king on his chariot defeating Asiatic enemies

Mosaic floor from a Roman villa at Tzippori depicting scenes from the life of Dionysus
Roman civilization, Israel, 3rd-4th century A.D. Mosaic floor from a Roman villa at Tzippori (Nazareth) depicting scenes from the life of Dionysus

Mexico, American Indian from Acapulco, from facsimile of Codex Tudela, manuscript, 1553
Manuscript, Mexico, 16th century. Facsimile of the Codex Tudela, 1553. American Indian from Acapulco

Mexico, Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, from The History of the Indies of New Spain, manuscript by Diego Duran, 1579
Manuscript, Mexico, 16th century. Diego Duran (1537-1588), The History of the Indies of New Spain, 1579. Quetzalcoatl. Miniature, folio 251, recto

Bronze statuette depicting archer in Oriental clothes
Italy, Nuraghic civilization, 8th-5th century B.C. Bronze statuette depicting archer in Oriental clothes

Wooden model of Nubian regiment made up of soldiers armed with bows and arrows, from Asyut, Egypt
Egyptian civilization, Middle Kingdom. Wooden model of Nubian regiment made up of soldiers armed with bows and arrows. From Asyut, Egypt

White marble oscillum with figures of Hercules killing hind of Ceryneia, from House of the Citharist, Pompei
Roman civilization, 1st century A.D. White marble oscillum decorated on both sides with figures in relief. From Pompei, House of the Citharist. Detail: Hercules killing the hind of Ceryneia

Relief portraying archer, from Tell Halaf, Turkey
Hittite civilization. Relief portraying an archer. From Tell Halaf, Turkey

Roman fresco depicting Diana, from Pompei, Italy
Roman civilization. Fresco depicting Diana. From Pompei, Italy

Mosaic representing Hercules and Nessus, From Villa of Hermes
Roman civilization, 3rd-4th century A.D, Hungary. Mosaico representing Hercules and Nessus. From the Villa of Hermes at Budapest

Patera (shallow circular decorative element) from Cypriot shop from Bernardini Tomb in Palestrina, detail
Etruscan civilization 7th century b.C. Patera (a shallow circular decorative element) from a Cypriot shop. From the Bernardini Tomb in Palestrina. Detail

Relief with city walls, detail of gates, from ancient Nimrud, Calah, Iraq
Assyrian civilization, 8th century b.C. Relief with the city walls. From Nimrud (Calah, Iraq). Detail of the gates

Detail of relief with scene of lion hunt
Assyrian civilization, 8th century b.C. Relief with a scene of lion hunt. Detail

Detail relief depicting warriors on horses, from Palace of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq
Assyrian civilization, 8th century b.C. Relief depicting warriors on horses. From the Palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, Iraq. Detail

Relief depicting scene of hunting by bow, from Palace of Sargon, Dur Sharrukin, Iraq
Assyrian civilization, 8th century b.C. Relief depicting scene of hunting by bow. From the Palace of Sargon at Dur Sharrukin (Khorsabad, Iraq)

Syria, Ugarit, Gold bowl depicting a hunting scene
Phoenicians - Syria - 15th-14th century b.C. - Ugarit - Golden bowl decorated with a hunting scene

Turkey, Malatya, Relief representing a deer hunting, Neo-Hittite site 8th Century B.C. France, Paris, Musee du Louvre, Hittite art

Hittite civilization, relief in basalt depicting battle scene, from Carchemish, Turkey
Hittite civilization, 8th century b.C. Relief in basalt depicting a battle scene. From Carchemish, Turkey

Eugenics caricature, 1913 C016 / 8826
Eugenics caricature. Cover illustration for Puck magazine caricaturing the subject of eugenics, originally developed by Francis Galton in the 1880s

The Fairlop Oak, Hainault Forest, 1800 C015 / 6067
The Fairlop Oak, Hainault Forest, 1800. 19th-century artwork showing a scene in 1800 at the large oak tree called the Fairlop Oak, in Hainault Forest, Essex, UK

Caribbean peoples, 17th century
Caribbean peoples. 17th-century artwork showing several Caribbean and South American peoples. At upper right, a warrior prepares for war

Mythical creature, 16th century
Mythical creature. 16th-century artwork of hunters attacking a thanacth mythical creature in the Calcutta region of India. The descriptions of this creature resembled that of a tiger

Canadian hunters, 16th century
Canadian hunters. 16th-century artwork showing French colonists in the Montreal region of Canada, using snowshoes as they hunt animals. This scene dates from the early years of French colonisation

Hunting bison, 16th century
Hunting bison. 16th-century artwork of men hunting buttol horned animals, described as being like wild ox (possibly bison)

Mythical water creature, 16th century
Mythical water creature. 16th-century artwork of a mythical aloes water creature described in a chapter on the Caribbean. Examples of creatures that generated reports of monstrous creatures are

USA, New Mexico, Albuquerque. Close-up of Arrowhead Motel sign

Dulong quiver bag. Gongshan County. Yunnan Province. CHINA

Robin Hood statue, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rock painting. Computer illustration of a handprint, a fingerprint and the face of an aboriginal child seen with a rock painting of hunters. Aborigines are the native population of Australia

Early human warfare. Coloured artwork of early humans fighting each other in the Stone Age using wooden clubs and bows and arrows. This battle is taking place in and around a fortified position

Crocodile hunt, artwork
Crocodile hunt. Native Americans from California hunting crocodiles. Engraving from " Brevis Narratio" by Theodore de Bry (1591)

Neolithic hunters
Hunting a stag with a bow and arrow. The bow and arrow came into use in the latter part of the Neolithic Era (circa 7000-3000 BC)

Bronze Age Hunt
Coloured illustration of Bronze Age hunters in pursuit of a stag.Armed with bows and arrows, some of the hunters are mounted on horses. The bow and arrow dates from Neolithic times

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Unleashing the ancient power, the bow and arrow pierce through time and history. From Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' to Robin Hood's legendary statue in Nottingham, England, this weapon holds tales of adventure and heroism. At Oktoberfest in Munich, Archer Cupid points us towards relief while showcasing its versatility as a toilet sign. During the Hundred Years War, longbowmen proved their might on battlefields across Europe. Even in cinema, Prince Achmed wielded this timeless tool in his animated adventures. However, it is essential to acknowledge that not all depictions have been fair or just; boxes of stuccoed wood bear witness to destructive portrayals of Asians and black Africans throughout history. Yet amidst these complexities lies beauty too - Callisto And Artemis embodying grace and skill with their bows drawn taut. As we gaze upon King Edward III waging war at Crecy in 1346 or examine NATI2A-00113 artifact closely, we are reminded that the bow and arrow symbolize both conflict and triumph throughout human existence.