Caption Reads: A well-armed Plains warrior would carry into battle several of the weapons shown above. Most important of all, of course, were his bow and arrows. Usually, he took about 20 arrows, like those at the extreme left, in a combination quiver and bow case (nest to the arrow) slung across his back. According to some observers, he could release arrows more rapidly than a white marksman could discharge the bullets from a revolver. From earliest childhood a Plains boy practiced with his bow, and by the time he reached fighting age, he had developed astonishing speed and accuracy in its use. Several types of clubs for close combat are shown above. They are, from top to bottom, a pipe tomahawk - more a ceremonial object than a weapon; a stone-headed, long handled with feathers and scalp attached; a "gunstock" club bearing a knife blade, a ball-and-spike club, much like those of Woodland tribes; a slingshot club of rawhide, used to hurl a heavy stone; and a wickedly pointed club with a wristband of rawhide.