I-Wata-Jinga
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| Weapon type: | Battle ax , throwing ax, tomahawk |
| Designations: | I-Wata-Jinga |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
North America , Plains Indians ethnic groups |
| Distribution: | North America |
| Overall length: | about 61 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, raw animal hide |
| Particularities: | used by many, different tribes |
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The I-Wata-Jinga is a tomahawk from North America.
description
The I-Wata-Jinga has a hammer head made of quartz stone. The oval stone is made pointed at both ends and then sewn into a strip of raw bison skin. The impact head is attached to the handle made of wood and the handle is often also wrapped with the raw skin. The handle is decorated with horse hair and / or metal bells for decoration. This form of tomahawk is used by the Omaha and other Plains Indian tribes .
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), pp. 309, 310.
Web links
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