A functional replica of the Ancestral Pueblo bow, currently in the Arizone State Museum in Tucson, AZ. The original was found at Hidden House, AZ, an archaeological site that dates to 1100 to 1250AD.  This example was illustrated in Hamm/Allely's book Encylcopedia of Native American Bows and Arrows, and as an archaeology bow it is a very rare find, as most historical bows are ethnographic/collected from modern cultures. Wood and soft material artifacts are usually lost to the elements, but the super dry environment of the desert Southwest lead to the possibility of this find. This replica follows the original bow in Oak(1.5 inch diameter hand split tree stave)with the cambium layer under the bark making the pristine back of the bow, and then painted with natural pigment paints to match original artifact.  It measure 51 inches long, and 1 and 1/16th inches round cross section at the handle, tapering to around 3/8th inch nocks.  It was tillered to a even "D" curvature with a low stringing. By following width and thickness measurements as close as possible, the result was a bow pulling 37 lbs of pull at 22 inches of draw.  A bow like this would have been perfect for hunting small game in the open desert environment.  The bow is ONLY tillered to be pulled back to 22 inches, as a short length bow built for the quick pull back to the chest shot.  It is not tillered for the modern style to be pulled back to the chin in full draw.  Any pulling of draw past 22 inches could result in overstressing of the bow, as this bow was only tested at 22 inches of draw with the correct amount of stress for this limb thickness and diameter.  
 Although this is a replica that has been USED for study and display/public talks, it has been tested and shot many times over the years and is a functional weapon that could still be dangerous.  There are knots near both tips, shown in pictures above, and the bow is still in functional use after several years of demos.  The bow has been retillered and has taken some set, also shown in unbraced picture above.  The current poundage has dropped to 37 lbs, and is now being retired for the USED/CLEARANCE section for study reference of southwest archaeological archery history.  There are so few examples in history, so important to have models to hold in hand to bring this part of history to life.  Buyer is responsible for safe use of this bow, and the included string is modern and ready for demo shooting.  It has a semi permanent timber hitch tie on the bottom end, and a permanent free loop on top.