Last weekend we returned to the Ashtabula Plantation to learn more about Native American Heritage. When we first arrived we watched a demonstration on spear throwing. The man below was the main demonstrator for the entire event and he has definitely found his niche and life. He became interested in Native American Heritage and started doing research and making his own period weapons. He could easily throw his spears 60-70 feet.
He used water fowl feathers on his spears so they would be waterproof. The spear below has 3 feathers.
This one has two feathers and these feathers come from a different part of the bird. Check out how he has cut away part of the feather so that the spear will fly just right.
He showed us how the Cherokee would have made fire. He honestly got a fire going right in his hands and was holding it out for us to see. .
He also showed us why arrowheads are important. He filled a ziplock bag full of water and then threw two pointed spears through the bag. Nothing happened when the spears went through. Then he threw an arrowhead spear through the bag and the water started to come out. He was showing that an animal hit with a pointed spear would not bleed out while one hit with an arrowhead would.
We also met this cute lady that was weaving a pine needle basket. We enjoyed talking to her and I would have loved to walk away with her turtle shell bag.
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