Show indian archers the indian archer carried his arrows in a quiver usually made of skin but sometimes of tough bark this was slung at his back or side and was large enough to hold from ten to twenty arrows the leathers feathers used for making the vanes on the shafts were taken from the wings of at wild geese turkeys eagles vultures and herons tor for which reason these birds were much sought after boys from infancy were taught the use of weapons but their arrows were pointed with heavy wood instead of stone or bone they were able to kill small birds and in the clear water of shallow streams they waded and shot fish of which they were very fond often eating them raw |