bow and arrow
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The bow and arrow is a traditional ranged weapon consisting of a flexible bow and tensioned string used to launch arrows for hunting, warfare, and sport across many cultures.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broadhead | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hunting tool
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ranged weapon ⓘ sporting equipment ⓘ weapon system ⓘ |
| developedIn | prehistoric period ⓘ |
| foundInCulture |
Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Medieval Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arrow
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arrow rest ⓘ arrowhead ⓘ bow ⓘ bowstring ⓘ fletching ⓘ grip ⓘ limbs ⓘ nock ⓘ nocking point ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
composite bow
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compound bow ⓘ crossbow system ⓘ longbow ⓘ recurve bow ⓘ short bow ⓘ |
| madeOf |
bamboo
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carbon fiber ⓘ fiberglass ⓘ horn ⓘ metal ⓘ sinew ⓘ synthetic materials ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| poweredBy | stored elastic energy ⓘ |
| projectileType | arrow ⓘ |
| rangeType | line-of-sight ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
hunting laws
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sporting regulations ⓘ |
| requires |
aiming skill
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hand–eye coordination ⓘ manual strength ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | risk of injury ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment | outdoors ⓘ |
| usedBy |
archer
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hunters ⓘ indigenous peoples ⓘ soldiers ⓘ sportspeople ⓘ warriors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archery competitions
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ hunting ⓘ sport ⓘ target shooting ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Olympic archery
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archery ⓘ bowhunting ⓘ medieval warfare ⓘ traditional ceremonies ⓘ warfare in antiquity ⓘ |
| usedSince | Upper Paleolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Broadhead