Maidu bone arrow point flaker about ten inches long (after Dixon)
“... the arrow was let fly between the index and third finger of the left hand, which held the bow. Many arrow points were uniface and curved slightly to one side.... A hunter, when shooting at a distant object, turned the arrow so that the point curved up; when shooting an object close by, he turned the arrow so that the point curved down. A hunter carried at least one arrow in his left hand with his bow. Extra arrows were carried in a quiver ... (made of) coyote, raccoon, or other skins. Ordinarily the hunter carried his quiver on his back, but if he wanted to be able to reach the arrows easily, he hung it on his ... shoulder so that it fell under his left armpit. Arrows were taken from the quiver with the right hand.”
Inside the quiver, at the bottom, a cushion of dry grass was placed to prevent the stone points from chipping each other.
Maidu arrow-straightener and smoother of sandstone about three inches long (after Dixon)
YAHI STONE POINTS
Nearly colorless obsidian south of Sulphur Works; three quarters inch.
