FIREARCHER

FireArcher

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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

Bow Types

The bows themselves — the longbow and the recurve, the compound and the crossbow, the layered composite bow of the steppe, the Japanese yumi and the Korean gakgung.

8 entries

Arrows & Gear

The archer's kit — arrows and fletching, arrowheads and bodkin points, quivers and bowstrings, the leather bracer, and the mechanical release aid.

8 entries

Technique & Form

How the shot is made — the draw and the anchor, the thumb ring and the Parthian shot, the mounted styles of the steppe, and the martial forms of kyūdō and kyūjutsu.

8 entries

The Sport

Archery today — Olympic and field and 3D target shooting, bowhunting and bowfishing, and the living traditions of Naadam, yabusame and the Bhutanese range.

7 entries