Bows and Arrows

The greater part of the food supply comes from the chase, and in this the bow and arrow are much used. The bows are cut from the tough wood of the palma brava, and are strung with cords of twisted bark. Arrows, with large spear like heads of bamboo, are employed, since metal is almost unknown. These are not poisoned, as are the tips of blowgun darts, yet deer, pigs, and monkeys, are secured with them. BATAK. Northern Palawan, Philippine Islands. Robert F. Cummings Expedition. F.C. Cole, Collector.