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Primitive Weapons Miscellany - Selected Early Papers on Primitive Weapons Technology (Paperback) Loot Price: R817
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Primitive Weapons Miscellany - Selected Early Papers on Primitive Weapons Technology (Paperback): Frank G. Speck, Philip...

Primitive Weapons Miscellany - Selected Early Papers on Primitive Weapons Technology (Paperback)

Frank G. Speck, Philip Ainsworth Means, Otis T Mason

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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).

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Imprint: Coachwhip Publications
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2012
First published: September 2012
Authors: Frank G. Speck • Philip Ainsworth Means • Otis T Mason
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 978-1-61646-137-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Militaria, arms & armour
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Military engineering > Ordnance, weapons technology
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-61646-137-3
Barcode: 9781616461379

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