Inuit weapons

Inuit weapons were primarily hunting tools which served a dual purpose as weapons, whether against other Inuit groups or against their traditional enemies, the Chipewyan, Tłı̨chǫ (Dogrib), Dene, and Cree.^[1]

Six Inuit bows displayed at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver

The bows carried by the Inuit were distinctive in that some were cable-backed bows, where a wrapped cord supplemented the tensile strength of the bow.

Types of weapon

• War harpoon
• War club
• Spear-thrower
• Cable-backed bow
• Bolas
• Toggling harpoon
• Kakivak
• Ulu
• Snow knife
• Inuit axe
• Inuit crossbow