Inuit projectile point

Inuit projectile points.

Evidence
A siliktu is a blunt ended weapon used to hunt birds such as geese or ptarmigan. It causes a blow to the animal without damaging the flesh. It is made to be riveting into a shaft. Notched weapons were made to hang onto an animal such as a seal.

Perspective
Inuit boys were trained from very early ages both to become very skilled in the production of weapons and in their use.

Significance
Inuit weaponry has designed for very specific purposes and for the conditions that existed in the Arctic.