Английская Википедия:Inuit weapons

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:One source Inuit weapons were primarily hunting tools which served a dual purpose as weapons, whether against other Inuit groups or against their traditional enemies, the Chipewyan, Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), Dene, and Cree.[1]

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Six Inuit bows displayed at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver

The bows carried by the Inuit were distinctive in that some were cable-backed bows, where a wrapped cord supplemented the tensile strength of the bow.

Types of weapon

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  1. Barry Pritzker. A Native American encyclopedia: history, culture, and peoples. Oxford University Press US, 2000. Шаблон:ISBN, 9780195138979. Pg. 528-545