. Bulletin. Ethnology. J. ftlT^lui^ '/« i. e f FiGURB 37.—Chaco weapons and Implements, a, Mocovl war harpoon (redrawn from Baucke) ; h, Chamacoco hafted stone ax (redrawn from Boggiaui, 1895, fig. 14) ; c, Chamacoco digging stick (redrawn from Boggiani, 1895, fig. 61A) ; d, Ashluslay sling (redrawn from Nordenskiold, 1919, fig. 7) ; e, /, ends of Choroti bow (redrawn from Rosen, 1924). and connected to one another by twisted thongs. Bolas are used today by the Ashluslay and Lengua for hunting rheas. The lack of stones and the dense bush make this weapon impracticable elsewhere in the Chaco an
. Bulletin. Ethnology. J. ftlT^lui^ '/« i. e f FiGURB 37.—Chaco weapons and Implements, a, Mocovl war harpoon (redrawn from Baucke) ; h, Chamacoco hafted stone ax (redrawn from Boggiaui, 1895, fig. 14) ; c, Chamacoco digging stick (redrawn from Boggiani, 1895, fig. 61A) ; d, Ashluslay sling (redrawn from Nordenskiold, 1919, fig. 7) ; e, /, ends of Choroti bow (redrawn from Rosen, 1924). and connected to one another by twisted thongs. Bolas are used today by the Ashluslay and Lengua for hunting rheas. The lack of stones and the dense bush make this weapon impracticable elsewhere in the Chaco and explains its limited distribution. In most Pilco- mayo River tribes children play a game with bolas made of sticks instead of stones. (See Games, p. 338.) Slings.—The Chaco sling, made with a single cord looped and knotted so as to hold the missile (fig. 37, d)^ must be classified as a toy, because the lack of stone made a lump of hard earth the only missile. Children sometimes use it to drive birds away from ripe crops {Mataco, Ahipon, Toha.) Pellet how.—The pellet bow has two strings, which are held apart by a stick. A clay pellet is placed in a sling or pouch suspended between the two strings. This weapon is used almost exclusively. 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 Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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