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A silver Peruvian atlatl from the 12th-15th century Atlatl in use. A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl (pronounced / ˈ æ t l æ t əl / ⓘ [1] or / ˈ ɑː t l ɑː t əl /; [2] Nahuatl ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ]) is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin-throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the ...
A Mahiole collected by Robert Gray in 1789. While the Hawaiians did not wear hats, during times of combat the Ali'i chiefs would wear specially created wicker helmets that have been likened to the classic Greek helmets, and also coincidentally bear a resemblance to the headdress worn by Ladakh Buddhist religious musicians.
[4] [5] [6] Spears were historically used by skilful hand-throwing, but with changes in Aboriginal spear technologies during the mid-Holocene, they could be thrown further and with more accuracy with the aid of spear-thrower projectiles.
Eros's bow, a bow wielded by Eros that could cause one to love or hate the person they first saw after being struck. Heracles's bow, which also belonged to Philoctetes, its arrows had been dipped in the blood of the Lernaean Hydra, which made them instantly lethal. Eurytus' bow, Eurytus became so proud of his archery skills that he challenged ...
The feather helmet (mahiole [8]) was a royal item as well. [9] [a] The size of the ʻahu ʻula was an indicator of rank. [11] Some commentators distinguish the full-length ʻahu ʻula as "cloaks", extending from the neck to nearly the feet, and these were allowable only the highest-ranking elite, where as regular chiefs wore "capes" of lesser ...
Jason brought up the helmet-throwing moment during the episode, calling it, "in typical Kelce fashion," noting that after the game, head coach Andy Reid commented, "He went back in and did a nice ...
Iron arrowheads have been discovered in approximately 1% of early Anglo-Saxon graves, and traces of wood from the bow stave are occasionally found in the soil of inhumations. In the rare case of the Chessel Down cemetery on the Isle of Wight, arrows and a bow were included as grave goods. [28]
The Pop-Tarts mascots were a chaotic, entertaining presence at the Pop-Tarts Bowl, with Cinnamon Roll (R) eventually consumed by Iowa State after the game as part of a ritual sacrifice.