Tools
Beothuk were skilled in manufacturing sharp-edged tools such as arrowheads and spear tips, from chert.
Beothuk used a long spear, called amina, for hunting caribou.
A shorter spear was used to fish.
Beothuk used weirs to guide fish into a pool, where ether could be easily speared.
To hunt seals, Beothuk created a harpoon called a-a-duth, and used bows and arrows to hunt sea birds.
Beothuk used a long spear, called amina, for hunting caribou.
A shorter spear was used to fish.
Beothuk used weirs to guide fish into a pool, where ether could be easily speared.
To hunt seals, Beothuk created a harpoon called a-a-duth, and used bows and arrows to hunt sea birds.