tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post1176753365483055746..comments2024-03-18T11:38:13.384-02:30Comments on Elfshot: Plains AtlatlTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-90423002262031388062019-04-16T18:44:21.854-02:302019-04-16T18:44:21.854-02:30Can you tell me who made the atlatl reproduction?Can you tell me who made the atlatl reproduction?Gift Savvy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778464355299751079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-90129627721882547462018-08-16T18:27:58.757-02:302018-08-16T18:27:58.757-02:30coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolcoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13343472779617528372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-62114676939519299972013-01-07T08:24:42.905-03:302013-01-07T08:24:42.905-03:30That's very interesting. When thinking about ...That's very interesting. When thinking about the reasons why atlatls might have survived alongside bows and arrows, I don't know if I've ever seen the observation that a hunter with one injured arm could still use an atlatl, unlike the bow. One more reason to not completely forget the technology. Thank you.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473674521424237610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5086026991280831425.post-71612100045119195492013-01-06T07:32:13.824-03:302013-01-06T07:32:13.824-03:30My father-in-law, Bob Kilongak (Qilangaq) used an ...My father-in-law, Bob Kilongak (Qilangaq) used an atlatl to hunt geese into the 70's because they ran out of shotgun shells during the spring hunt on Nelson Island, Alaska. Hem only had one good arm, the other was damaged in child hood. Some men still used them from skiffs to dart seals. The darts are usually four feet long and the seal darts had heavy foreshaft sockets. Usually made from walrus penis bone or walrus ivory or whale bone.Most but not all darts were fletched, but the goose spears were not fletched. I make the Yupik atlatls for fun. The hook end were created in variety of ways Richard Wisecarvernoreply@blogger.com