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They wore feathers as a way of showing off their prowess in battle. Feathers were awarded for first, second, third and fourth strikes in counting coup, amongst other things.
A black and white feather with a stripe in the middle meant that the person was brave during war, so he killed an enemy and took his scalp.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoFor the same reasons Generals wear stars and captains wear bars and police wear uniforms. It's a way of showing fellow tribesmen his seniority, accoplishments, and status to other tribes.
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∙ 11y agoIndians believed that nature was sacred, that they were a part of nature. The wore feathers because they came from nature and were from the noble eagle.
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∙ 7y agoIt helped assist them in aiming.
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What tools did the achumawi tribe use for hunting?
Achomawi indians use bows, arrows, spears, and axes.
What weapons did the Caddo Indians use?
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What did Indians use for hunting?
They used the fur to disguise themselves.
What do the Karankawa Indians do to survive?
they made a bunch of knives and arrows and just murdered any of the enemies
What methods did the plains Indians used to Hunt buffaloes?
they hunt buffaloes either mounted or on foo with arrows and spears
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No
Why did Indians put feathers in the horses manes?
The reason why Indians put feathers in the horse's mane was to show that theirs was a war horse. The feather was used to symbolize this.
What Chinook Indians make arrows out of?
They used materials from the wilderness. Stone for the heads, wood for the shafts and fletched with feathers.
How many feathers do Native American arrows have?
Feathers on Native American arrows vary, but mostly occur in odd numbers.
What is the name given to a person that places the feathers onto arrows?
The person making the arrows is a fletcher.
Do arrows need feathers to fly straight?
yes they do. Not!
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Arrows, and Indian hats.
What do feathers do in Minecraft?
you can make arrows flint stick feather
How do you make rocket fly straight?
i would recommend using feathers, if you only have 2, put them directly across from each other, if you have 3 feathers put 2 feathers on the same way as if you had 2 and 1 in in the middle of them on 1 side. make sure that when shooting the arrows the feathers don't touch the bow because they will break off or slow down the arrow.
How did the Apache Indians use feathers?
how do apache use feathers.
What are fletchings?
The ancient art of aerodynamically stabilizing arrows from materials such as feathers.
What does a Fletcher do in the middle ages?
A fletcher puts feathers on the end of arrows.
