What is the name for . . . ?

[Modern Day Myth Prod. LLC]

I'm doing research for hunting weapons.

Does anyone know the name for the weapon that was literally a rope or cord with a ball on either end that a hunter on a horse would spin over their head and throw at a wild animal to bind their feet together?

 

[Alcove Audio]

I think it's called a bolas or bolo.

 

[Zensteve]

Yup, the bolas used by the south american 'cowboys", gauchos.

 

[Modern Day Myth Prod. LLC]

Thanks guys.