. Old civilizations of Inca land. Incas; Indians of South America. Fig. 31. Warcliibs and Battle Ax. much greater force, affair; a stick with f^ Fig. 32. Forms of Throwing Sticks used in Peru. Drawn from examples depicted on lottery vessels. It is, however, a ver}^ simple a projection at the distal end, against which the butt end of the spear rests when being thrown. Fig. 32 shows several forms of Peruvian atlatls. In still another form repre- sented, a cord takes the place of a stick. This cord had a hook, prob- ably of copper, on one end, against which the spear rested. The other end was wou

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. Old civilizations of Inca land. Incas; Indians of South America. Fig. 31. Warcliibs and Battle Ax. much greater force, affair; a stick with f^ Fig. 32. Forms of Throwing Sticks used in Peru. Drawn from examples depicted on lottery vessels. It is, however, a ver}^ simple a projection at the distal end, against which the butt end of the spear rests when being thrown. Fig. 32 shows several forms of Peruvian atlatls. In still another form repre- sented, a cord takes the place of a stick. This cord had a hook, prob- ably of copper, on one end, against which the spear rested. The other end was wound about the fingers, while the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mead, Charles W. (Charles Williams), 1845-1928. New York : American Museum of Natural History

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