Bows & Arrows

A DigitalNZ Story by Sienna Latham

"He stood hearing it again: / The precise shudder the arrow / Sought and returned to, flaming." (Vicki Hearne, "The Archer")

archery, archers, robin hood

Image: Two female archers at Athletic Park, Wellington

Two female archers at Athletic Park, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Archery Club in Cornwall Park, 1982

Archery Club in Cornwall Park, 1982

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified boy aiming a crossbow

Unidentified boy aiming a crossbow

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Three unidentified women archers

Three unidentified women archers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Crossbow and Arrows

Crossbow and Arrows

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Three unidentified men archers

Three unidentified men archers

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Women archers at Upper Hutt Games

Women archers at Upper Hutt Games

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Archery; Stan Preston wins gold medal in New Zealand Archery Association's 50th Jubilee shoot.

Archery; Stan Preston wins gold medal in New Zealand Archery Association's 50th Jubilee shoot.

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Archery contest

Archery contest

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Diana the Huntress

Diana the Huntress

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Arrow

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: People with archery arrows

People with archery arrows

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Tiruray Quiver and Arrows

Tiruray Quiver and Arrows

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: People with archery arrows

People with archery arrows

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Archery, Kaitoke Country Gardens

Archery, Kaitoke Country Gardens

Upper Hutt City Library

Image: Bookplate - John Preece

Bookplate - John Preece

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Playing 'bows and arrows,' Paradise

Playing 'bows and arrows,' Paradise

Auckland Libraries

Image: [archer on horseback, Meiji Shrine New Year Festival] (from a series on Japan)

[archer on horseback, Meiji Shrine New Year Festival] (from a series on Japan)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Artist unknown]: Print captioned "White Negroes"

[Artist unknown]: Print captioned "White Negroes"

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Arrow Point

Arrow Point

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: An Emblematical Subject: Figures Shooting with Bows and Arrows

An Emblematical Subject: Figures Shooting with Bows and Arrows

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Head hunters of Strickland, one of whom is shown dropping1 an arrow on the west bank of the river. (Evening Post, 04 February 1939)

Head hunters of Strickland, one of whom is shown dropping1 an arrow on the west bank of the river. (Evening Post, 04 February 1939)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Bobin Hood receives the golden arrow at the handset Maid Marian; a scene from "The Adventures of Bobin Hood," when the High Sheriff of ( Nottingham lays a trap. The film comes to the Regent Theatre, and in it are Errol Flynn, Claude Bains, Olivia de Havilland, and Basil Bathbone. (Evening Post, 12 January 1939)

Bobin Hood receives the golden arrow at the handset Maid Marian; a scene from "The Adventures of Bobin Hood," when the High Sheriff of ( Nottingham...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: [Sellier, P] :Naturel des Nouvelles Hebrides; habitant des Hebrides [1894?]

[Sellier, P] :Naturel des Nouvelles Hebrides; habitant des Hebrides [1894?]

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Quiver

Quiver

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Posthumous Portrait of Raja Man Singh, Kacchwaha rule of Amber

Posthumous Portrait of Raja Man Singh, Kacchwaha rule of Amber

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Errol Flynn heads the large cast of "The Adventures of Robin Hood," which comes to the Tivoli Theatre shortly. (Evening Post, 27 April 1939)

Errol Flynn heads the large cast of "The Adventures of Robin Hood," which comes to the Tivoli Theatre shortly. (Evening Post, 27 April 1939)

National Library of New Zealand