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Spears were used by the Native Americans to thrust and strike their enemies or the animals they were hunting. The spears were made of a short blade or tip, made from stone, and attached to the end of a long wooden handle or shaft. Some variations did not even have a stone tip. Instead, the shaft was simply sharpened at one end.
Spears could be thrown, or used as lances. Other commonly used weapons included ball-topped clubs and gunstock war clubs [26] decorated with brass thumbtacks taken from old trunks burned as firewood by American pioneers. [27] Heroic deeds were recorded by carving notches into the club, or less commonly, by attaching an eagle feather. [28]
Current logo is two eagle feathers attached to the letter 'A'. The school sits within Cherokee Nation boundaries. Adena High School, Frankfort, Ohio; Ahwahnee Middle School, Fresno, California - Logo is a spear with feathers; Alabama School for the Deaf, Talladega, Alabama - The "Silent Warriors" use an Indian head logo. Aloha High School ...
The spear of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, given to him by Aengus. Gáe Bulg, the spear of Cú Chulainn, made of the bone of a sea monster. According to the legend, this spear was crafted by the warrior maiden Scáthach and had the power to explode into dozens of barbs, producing instant death.
It is often decorated with flowers and peacock feathers (the mount of Murugan) among other things. Some of the kavadi can weigh up to 30 kg. [2] At its simplest, a kavadi may entail carrying a pot of milk (pal kavadi), but piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common.
The most extreme and spectacular practice is the carrying of Vel kavadi, a portable altar up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall and weighing up to 30 kg (66 lb), decorated with peacock feathers and is attached to the body of the devotee through multiple skewers and metal hooks pierced into the skin on the chest and back. [1] [11] [12] [9]
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This is a list of types of spears found worldwide throughout history. Used equally in melee and thrown. Migration Period spear; Normally melee. ...