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from: OldSchoolBoy on Today at 11:35:47 am
In that third picture where he's facing to the side, what is that thing that looks like a snake hook?
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Coup stick ... maybe
It is a Kiowa quirt or "riding crop"
anything held in the hand could be used as a coup stick:
"Any blow struck against the enemy counted as a coup, but the most prestigious acts included touching an enemy warrior with the hand, bow, or coup stick and escaping unharmed. Escaping unharmed while counting coup was considered a higher honor than being wounded in the attempt."
but wait, it gets better:
"Joe Medicine Crow (1913-2016) is credited with achieving the feat while serving with the US Army during World War II, as on one occasion he overpowered and disarmed a German soldier, and later stole horses from a SS unit."
yhs
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