Question on slings

[reddirt]

Here on Guam slings/slingstones were one of the main weapons utilized by the natives. I was wondering if native americans also used these weapons. If they did, did they just use stones found on the ground or did they work the stones into certain shapes? Here are a few insitu shots: 1. stone mortar 2. slingstone







I don't actually take any of the artifacts I come across in the jungles here, but I do take insitu pics.

[creek astronaut]

very nice pics and a great thread.I personally have always thought that what are called "gameballs" were used as a weapon for a sling.heres a pic of one i found a couple years ago.it is on the right in the pic.

[Tnmountains]

Nice looking morter.

Try this link http://www.pacificworlds.com/guam/native/native1.cfm
It’s really like a school, a meeting place to learn even things like fighting skills, making sling stones, practicing throwing them, building canoes, building houses, everything.

"But what’s unique about it is that women were allowed in. Since that’s where the unmarried men were, that’s where females were sent to meet up with future spouses. So in this practice you had the men who have a place where they’re meeting, and the females from different villages are coming over to meet up with bachelors."

Sounds like a great idea to me


A sling and a sling stone.
Photo courtesy of the Guam Museum.


Sling Stone