Ounep
| Ounep | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Sling gun |
| Designations: | Ounep, Sipp |
| Use: | Spear thrower |
| Region of origin / author: |
New Caledonia , ethnic groups from the islands |
| Distribution: | New Caledonia |
| Overall length: | about 26 cm |
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The Ounep even sipp , is a spear-thrower of the Kanak of New Caledonia .
description
The ounep is made from coconut fiber and fish skin. A thick knot that serves as a handle is attached to the end and a loop is attached to the other end . The length of the ounep varies from just a few to a length of about 40 centimeters.
To throw a javelin, the noose is pulled over the index finger and the rest of the ounep is wrapped around the spear shaft. The tension is maintained as long as the index finger is pressed forward. The spear is accelerated by the swing of the arm forward; its speed, penetration and range is increased by the spear thrower. The spear detaches itself from the ounep and it remains in the hand of the thrower.
literature
- John George Wood: Uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world: being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. Volume 2, Verlag JB Burr & Co., 1870, p. 885.
- Henri Irénée Marrou: A history of education in antiquity. Publishing house Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1982, ISBN 0-299-08814-6 .
- Edward H. Knight: A Study of the Savage Weapons at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876. In: Smithsonian Institution: Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ... for the Year 1879. United States Government Printing Office , Washington 1880, p. 279.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine 1934 (Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 ), p. 477 and Fig. 604.