Native Amazonians traditionally use two methods to feather, or fletch, arrows - they either tie feathers to the shaft or use an adhesive. This paper discusses the latter method, analyzing the use of black beeswax arrow cement, derived from an insect product, the wax-resin cerumen of native stingless bees (Meliponini). Such mixtures of beeswax and plant resins, prepared by cooking, have a long history of human use in the Old World: in encaustic painting, beaumontage for furniture repair, sealing waxes, and varnishes for fine musical instruments. This study explores the special properties of meliponine cerumen, containing a resin compound, geopropolis, which makes an excellent arrow cement. Like their Old World counterparts, native Amazonia...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Rubber is one of the most important materials in the modern world. The substance has a dual history:...
Native Amazonians traditionally use two methods to feather, or fletch, arrows - they either tie feat...
Native Amazonians traditionally use two methods to feather, or fletch, arrows-they either tie feathe...
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018.Cata...
<p>Background: Magical charm plants to ensure good luck in hunting, fishing, agriculture, love and w...
Background: Magical charm plants to ensure good luck in hunting, fishing, agriculture, love and warf...
Plant resins are used by stingless bees for nest construction and maintenance. To reveal factors tha...
The demand for beeswax for liturgical and medicinal purposes in the Americas vastly increased with t...
This article explores the use of indigenous knowledge in documenting applications of clay. It explor...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
With 130 identified species, the Amazon is one region of the world which shelters the largest number...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Rubber is one of the most important materials in the modern world. The substance has a dual history:...
Native Amazonians traditionally use two methods to feather, or fletch, arrows - they either tie feat...
Native Amazonians traditionally use two methods to feather, or fletch, arrows-they either tie feathe...
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018.Cata...
<p>Background: Magical charm plants to ensure good luck in hunting, fishing, agriculture, love and w...
Background: Magical charm plants to ensure good luck in hunting, fishing, agriculture, love and warf...
Plant resins are used by stingless bees for nest construction and maintenance. To reveal factors tha...
The demand for beeswax for liturgical and medicinal purposes in the Americas vastly increased with t...
This article explores the use of indigenous knowledge in documenting applications of clay. It explor...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections...
With 130 identified species, the Amazon is one region of the world which shelters the largest number...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Ju/'hoan hunters from Nyae Nyae, near Tsumkwe in Namibia, demonstrate the manufacture of three fixat...
Rubber is one of the most important materials in the modern world. The substance has a dual history:...