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Like all Plains tribes the Cheyenne used the ordinary bow (ma'tsheshke) and arrows (maahotse) for both hunting and warfare.
Cheyenne bows were between 33 and 52 inches long, the shorter ones made of mountain sheep horn reinforced with sinew, the longer type made of Osage orange wood, hickory or ash wood. Arrows were 24 to 28 inches and made of dogwood, fitted with turkey, buzzard or eagle feathers and metal points. The shafts were typically painted with multiple bands of colour and feathers could be trimmed into very distinctive shapes. Because of the striped turkey feathers typically used by Southern Cheyenne, the tribe was often called "Striped Feather Arrows".
A set of four sacred arrows, kept in a "medicine bundle" and entrusted to a long line of selected "keepers", were considered to be living things given to the tribe by Maheo (the creator God). They represented the entire Cheyenne people and were venerated as Holy. Each arrow was considered to be worth 100 horses.
The first link below takes you to an image of an original Cheyenne bow and arrow case, which was worn horizontally across the back:
The second link is a drawing by Cheyenne warrior Howling Wolf of himself using a bow for hunting a buffalo - his name is drawn above him in pictorial form and he seems to have used four arrows already without killing the animal (he is shooting from the buffalo's left, when hunters usually shot from the right):
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During which period did the bow and arrow come into use?
The period in which the bow and arrow was into use was The Woodland Indians. :))))
What are some weapons that the plains Indians use?
Spears, bow and arrow, and thats it
What did Penobscot Indians use as weapons?
The bow and arrow, the war club and the lance.
What tools did Indians use?
they often used spears, tomahawks, and they used bow and arrow
What were the Indians tools?
spears,tomahawks,and bow and arrow
How do Indians hunt?
They go fishing, use bow and arrow.. pick fruit that's fallen from the tree's
How Did Indians hunt White-Tailed Deer?
with a bow and arrow.
How do Kayapo Indians hunt?
They go fishing, use bow and arrow.. pick fruit that's fallen from the tree's
What did the sac and fox Indians use as weapons?
they used rock, sick, and bones to make bow and arrow and spears
What has the author Saxton Temple Pope written?
Saxton Temple Pope has written: 'Hunting with the bow & arrow' -- subject(s): Archery, Bow and arrow 'Yahi archery' -- subject(s): Implements, Archery, Indians of North America, Bow and arrow, Yana Indians, Arrowheads
What did the hupa use for weapons?
The bow and arrow, the spear, and the hunting knife were their primary hunting tools.
Does Medusa use the bow and arrow?
Medusa was never depicted with bow and arrow, so no.
