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General >> Project Goliath - The History of The Sling >> Tierra Del Fuego https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1224930471 Message started by David Morningstar on Oct 25th, 2008 at 6:27am |
Title: Tierra Del Fuego Post by David Morningstar on Oct 25th, 2008 at 6:27am
http://www.nma.gov.au/cook/artefact.php?id=338
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Title: Re: Tierra Del Fuego Post by StaffSlinger on Oct 25th, 2008 at 10:15am
Here's another Tierra del Fuego sling, from the American Museum of Natural History collection. Notice that in this one the cords are sewn to the pouch, not tied. The cords are made from "whale gut"!
http://anthro.amnh.org/images/full/400/400_691.jpg |
Title: Re: Tierra Del Fuego Post by funda_iucunda on Oct 25th, 2008 at 5:27pm
Great findings!
Please tell us strangers what "tierra del fuego" means. Is it the southern part of Argentina? How old are the slings? funda iucunda |
Title: Re: Tierra Del Fuego Post by StaffSlinger on Oct 25th, 2008 at 10:30pm
Sorry. Right. Tierra del Fuego means "land of Fire", referring to the volcanoes there, not the climate :o Tierra del Fuego is a near Antarctic archipelago at the tip of South America - a huge island and bunch of others separated from the mainland of South America by the Strait of Magellan. The southern tip of the archipelago is called Cape Horn. This was the southernmost place to which those people who crossed the land bridge from Asia to Alaska could have migrated. They arrived there some 15,000 years ago, if memory serves. Whether they brought slings with them or developed them as they migrated south, we'll probably never know. The Fuegans were notorious for sleeping out in 10F-20F and colder temps with maybe an animal hide for cover. Tough folks. Very primitive compared to those who became "American Indians" in the U.S. not to mention the Aztec/Maya/Olmec.Toltec and other "native" people who developed sophisticated cultures in South and Central America and Mexico.
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Title: Re: Tierra Del Fuego Post by funda_iucunda on Oct 26th, 2008 at 7:22am
Many thanks for the information. The countries name has the same meaning in German.
Once I read about the journey of Charles Darwin who visited South America. Is it possible that the Fuegans used as well bolas like the Indians of the Pampa ans elsewhere? How old are the slings? funda iucunda |
Title: Re: Tierra Del Fuego Post by Dr.Q on Nov 19th, 2008 at 9:34pm
That southern tip of argentina and or chile is better known
as the patagonia. about all travel agencies offer packages to visit. |
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