A new functional replica of an ethnographic bow from the Brave Society, a warrior society within the Blackfoot Confederacy. The original bow resides in the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and was illustrated in Hamm and Allely's Encyclopedia of Native American Bows and Arrows.  To match the original, this replica measures 47 inches long, and 1 and 1/4th inches wide through handle to midlimbs, tapering down to 5/8th inches under the pin nocks.  The original wood species was unknown, and this replica was done in Hickory. The back of the bow, away from the archer, is the unviolated clean back of the tree stave, just under the bark. After tillering and testing, it was stained red as the original ethnographic artifact was, marking it as a Brace Society bow.  This functional shooter was tillered to match the curvature of the original, which was more of a "D" shaped tiller than the classic "double curve" more often seen on the Plains.  The result was a bow that pulled 40 pounds, at 24 inches of draw.  After test shooting the stave shows an 1 inch and a half of permanent set. This bow is ONLY tillered to be pulled back to 24 inches in a short draw, draw to the chest, or bent arm if drawn to eye level.  It is not made to be pulled as in modern sport, where the arm is held out and pulled to the chin, usually more than 26 inches.  The bow is fit with a modern string for testing, with semi permanent loop on bottom and permanent free loop on top, and should only be shot with draw length not to exceed 24 inches in short draw. This weapon should be considered dangerous and buyer is responsible for safe use of this functional replica.