“(2) Northern Athabascan. Long, straight bows of willow or birch, with wooden wrist-guards projecting from the belly.
“(3) St. Lawrence and Eastern United States. Self-bows of ash, second-growth hickory, osage orange (bois d’arc), oak, or other hard wood.
“(4) Gulf States. Long bows, rectangular in section, of walnut or other hard wood.
“(5) Rocky Mountains. (1) Self-bow of osage orange or other hard wood; (2) a compound bow of several strips of buffalo horn lashed together and strengthened.
“(6) North Pacific coast. Bows with rounded grip and flat wings, usually made of yew or cedar.
“(7) Fraser-Columbia region. Similar to number 6, but with wings much shorter and the nocks curved sharply outward.
“(8) Interior basin. A long slender stick of rude form; many are strengthened by means of a sinew lining on the back and cross-wrappings.
“(9) California. Like number 7, but neatly lined with sinew and often prettily decorated.
“(10) Southwest. Like number 8, but seldom sinew-lined (Navaho).
