The Relative Weapon Of The Kawakawa Indians

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The Kawakawa Indians had a great ability to imagine, which means they could use flint (rock) for weapons or tools. They didn’t have any fishing rods or fishing hooks like we do, so they used their arrows and traps to fish. The Karankawa's favorite weapon, the weapon they are famous for, is the long bow. The Karankawa used powerful bows that were as long as the bow user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane. These arrows were often 3 feet or more long. Long arrows like these are better than short ones when shooting at fish, alligators, and things under shallow water. The end of the arrow would stick up above the water surface and show where the animal was. It

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