PRIMITIVE WEAPONS AND ARMOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 45 



Length of shaft, 102 centimeters (40 inches). Collected by E. H. 

 Hammond. (PL 4, No. 13.) Cat. No. 288405, U.S.N.M. 



C onipound harpoon arrow, Negritos, Zamhales Province, Luzon. — 

 The shaft is ornamented with short panels containing incised lines 

 ti'ansversely cut in rickrack and is formed of several uncut joint 

 lengths of thin bamboo ; feathering consists of four characteristically 

 large bird wing feathers, crudely fastened at a distance of 16 centi- 

 meters (6.3 inches) from the nock, with a wrapping of bejuco. 

 The bejuco wrapping at the distal end of shaft extends for a dis- 

 tance of 13 centimeters (o.l inches). One end of a two-ply double 

 cord is looped around the shaft 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) from 

 distal end; the other end is looped in a similar manner about the 

 sharpened bamboo arrowhead just below the place of attachment 

 of the two series of bilateral barbs. The arrow is detachable and 

 remains in the wound, being held there by the barbs. Barbs con- 

 sist of series of five and six short curved thorns resembling very 

 much the extended claws of a small raccoon; these barbs are the 

 thorns of some creeper and are attached to neck of arrow by bejuco 

 wrapping; the bamboo arrowhead is shaped in the form of an 

 elongated triangle with acute point. 



Length of shaft, 104 centimeters (40 inches) ; length of head 

 15.3 centimeters (6 inches). Collected by E. H. Hammond. (PL 

 3, No. 6.) Cat. No. 288409, U.S.N.M. 



Compound Jmrpoon arrow, Negritos, Zamhales Province, 

 Luzon. — Shaft consists of several joint lengths of a slender cane 

 filled with pith; it is not as strong as bamboo and is unfeathered. 

 There is no ornamental design on surface of shaft; arrow and har- 

 poon attachments are identical with those on the previously de- 

 scribed missile. 



Length of shaft, 85 centimeters (32.7 inches) ; length of bamboo 

 head, 18.5 centimeters (7.3 inches). Collected by E. H. Hammond. 

 (PL 3, No. 5.) Cat. No. 288408, U.S.N.M. 



CLUBBED WEAPONS FOR BRUISING AND CRUSHING 



Sticks and stones may well have been among the earliest weapons. 

 Missile stones have played some part in warfare, either when thrown 

 by the hand and arm alone, or discharged from some form of cata- 

 pult or sling. They have, however, never been ^uch important 

 weapons as sticks and clubs which have been employed in war by 

 peoples of all countries up to comparatively recent times. The clubs 

 of modern peoples are often finished weapons, shaped and trimmed 

 to a convenient length and thickness. Metal-headed war maces 

 have been extensively used by the civilized peoples of Europe, Asia, 

 and Africa. 



