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Primitive Weapons Miscellany: Selected Early Papers on Primitive Weapons Technology

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Availability:In StockContributor:Frank G. Speck, Philip Ainsworth Means, Otis T. MasonPublish date:2012-09-17Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:Coachwhip PublicationsISBN-13:9781616461379ISBN-10:1616461373UPC:9781616461379Book Category:Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Firearms & Weapons, MilitaryBook Topic:Cultural & Social, WeaponsSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.68 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC18KTVYQV
Primitive Weapons Miscellany collects seven early papers on primitive weapons like boomerangs, harpoons, slings, and blowguns, taken primarily from anthropological journals. These papers show examples of the weapons, and describe their use in hunting prey. This volume includes facsimile reprints of The Cane Blowgun in Catawba and Southeastern Ethnology (Frank G. Speck), Boomerangs (Gilbert T. Walker), Australian Throwing Sticks, Throwing-Clubs, and Boomerangs (D. S. Davidson), Distribution and Use of Slings in Pre-Columbian America . . . (Philip Ainsworth Means), Sling Contrivances for Projectile Weapons (F. Krause), Throwing Sticks in the National Museum (Otis T. Mason), and Aboriginal American Harpoons (Otis T. Mason).
Language:EnglishPublisher:Coachwhip PublicationsISBN-13:9781616461379ISBN-10:1616461373UPC:9781616461379Book Category:Social Science, Antiques & Collectibles, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, Firearms & Weapons, MilitaryBook Topic:Cultural & Social, WeaponsSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.68 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC18KTVYQV
Publisher: Coachwhip Publications

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