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Bolas, the Glossary

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Bolas or bolases (bola; from Spanish and Portuguese bola, "ball", also known as a boleadora or boleadeira) is a type of throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, used to capture animals by entangling their legs.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 37 relations: Americas, Astronaut propulsion unit, Belcher Islands, Bolas spider, Bolo tie, Braid, Catalonia (publisher), Cattle, Chilean Army, Colonialism and the Olympic Games, Eider, Eskimo yo-yo, Extravehicular activity, Francis Olympic Field, Gaucho, Guanaco, Inuit, Lasso, Leather, List of Zorro (1957 TV series) episodes, LOM Ediciones, Mapuche, Meteor (juggling), Meteor hammer, Occupation of Araucanía, Patagonia, Poi (performance art), Portuguese language, Pre-Columbian era, Rhea (bird), Simon & Schuster, Spanish language, Tehuelche people, Tendon, Weapon, Wood, 1904 Summer Olympics.

  2. Argentine folklore
  3. Chain and rope throwing weapons
  4. Chilean folklore
  5. Culture in Rio Grande do Sul
  6. Gaucho culture
  7. Indigenous culture of the Southern Cone
  8. Indigenous weapons of the Americas
  9. Primitive weapons
  10. Throwing weapons

Americas

The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.

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Astronaut propulsion unit

An astronaut propulsion unit (or astronaut maneuvering unit) is used to move an astronaut relative to the spaceship during a spacewalk.

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Belcher Islands

The Belcher Islands (ᓴᓪᓚᔪᒐᐃᑦ, Sanikiluaq) are an archipelago in the southeast part of Hudson Bay near the centre of the Nastapoka arc.

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Bolas spider

A bolas spider is a member of the orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) that, instead of spinning a typical orb web, hunts by using one or more sticky "capture blobs" on the end of a silk line, known as a "bolas".

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Bolo tie

A bolo tie (sometimes bola tie or shoestring necktie) is a type of necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with decorative metal tips (called aiguillettes) and secured with an ornamental clasp or slide.

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Braid

A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair.

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Catalonia (publisher)

Catalonia is a Chilean book publishing company based in Santiago.

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Cattle

Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are called heifers, young male cattle are oxen or bullocks, and castrated male cattle are known as steers.

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Chilean Army

The Chilean Army (Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces.

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Colonialism and the Olympic Games

The Olympic Games have been criticized as upholding (and in some cases increasing) the colonial policies and practices of some host nations and cities either in the name of the Olympics by associated parties or directly by official Olympic bodies, such as the International Olympic Committee, host organizing committees and official sponsors.

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Eider

The eiders are large seaducks in the genus Somateria.

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Eskimo yo-yo

An Eskimo yo-yo or Alaska yo-yo (yuuyuuk; igruuraak) is a traditional two-balled skill toy played and performed by the Eskimo-speaking Alaska Natives, such as Inupiat, Siberian Yupik, and Yup'ik.

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Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft.

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Francis Olympic Field

Francis Olympic Field is a stadium at Washington University in St. Louis that was used as the main venue for the 1904 Summer Olympics.

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Gaucho

A gaucho or gaúcho is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. Bolas and gaucho are Argentine folklore, Chilean folklore, culture in Rio Grande do Sul and gaucho culture.

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Guanaco

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama.

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Inuit

Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, ᐃᓄᒃ, dual: Inuuk, ᐃᓅᒃ; Iñupiaq: Iñuit 'the people'; Greenlandic: Inuit) are a group of culturally and historically similar Indigenous peoples traditionally inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of North America, including Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon (traditionally), Alaska, and Chukotsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

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Lasso

A lasso or lazo, also called in Mexico reata and la reata, and in the United States riata or lariat (from Mexican Spanish, lasso for roping cattle), is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled.

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Leather

Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay.

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List of Zorro (1957 TV series) episodes

This is a list of episodes for the Zorro television series that ran from 1957 to 1961.

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LOM Ediciones

LOM Ediciones («Lom», means in yaghan language: «sun») is a Chilean press based in Santiago.

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Mapuche

The Mapuche are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia.

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Meteor (juggling)

A meteor is a skill toy of Asian origin consisting of a rope, usually between 5 and 8 feet (ca. 244 cm) long, with weights attached to either end.

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Meteor hammer

The meteor hammer, often referred to simply as meteor, is an ancient Chinese weapon, consisting at its most basic level of two weights connected by a rope or chain. Bolas and meteor hammer are ancient weapons, chain and rope throwing weapons and Primitive weapons.

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Occupation of Araucanía

The Occupation of Araucanía or Pacification of Araucanía (1861–1883) was a series of military campaigns, agreements and penetrations by the Chilean army and settlers into Mapuche territory which led to the incorporation of Araucanía into Chilean national territory.

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Patagonia

Patagonia is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.

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Poi (performance art)

Poi is a performing art and also the name of the equipment used for its performance.

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Portuguese language

Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Pre-Columbian era

In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, spans from the original peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.

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Rhea (bird)

Rheas, also known as ñandus or South American ostrich, are moderately sized South American ratites (flightless birds without a keel on their sternum bone) of the order Rheiformes.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Spanish language

Spanish (español) or Castilian (castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.

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Tehuelche people

The Tehuelche people, also called the Aónikenk, are an Indigenous people from eastern Patagonia in South America.

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Tendon

A tendon or sinew is a tough band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone.

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Weapon

A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill.

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Wood

Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

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1904 Summer Olympics

The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904.

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See also

Argentine folklore

Chain and rope throwing weapons

Chilean folklore

Culture in Rio Grande do Sul

Gaucho culture

Indigenous culture of the Southern Cone

Indigenous weapons of the Americas

Primitive weapons

Throwing weapons

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolas

Also known as Achico, Boleadoras.