The Khasi Tribe of Meghalaya, famous for its relationship with nature and proper utilization of forest resources, traditionally made these bamboo bow staves. The two staves are now preserved in the Indian Museum, Kolkata: one stave is broken into two pieces while the other is more or less complete, with notches at both ends. The notches at the ends of the complete stave indicate that it had once been strung to function as a bow. The bow was presumably either hunting, defensive, or sporting in its use. Bamboo, because of its flexible and strong nature, was the best possible material for making such traditional tools. The broken piece, however, seems to speak of a certain amount of wear and tear due to use-which indirectly gives us information about the very life of those tribal hunters whose existence depended on such means of subsistence. Bows and arrows were more than tools in Khasi culture; they became part of identity, sometimes used for gaming or rituals. These poles attest to an intricate understanding of bamboo and craftsmanship that the tribe has lovingly passed down from generation to generation. These objects are reminders of the creativity and sustainable way of life that the Khasi Tribe had while some utility objects began to fade into everyday life.