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What purpose is served by an Native American "coup stick"?

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To Touch An Enemy And Prove Bravery
As An Emergency Arrow
To Splint A Broken Bone
To Encourage A Horse To Be Faster

To Touch An Enemy And Prove Bravery. Native Americans of the Great Plains used the "coup stick" to earn eagle feathers by touching an enemy warrior with it without harm.

 

 

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