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1. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-41323c
Culture or time period:
Yolngu people (N117.1)
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Collection place:
Yirrkala, Northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

2. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1213
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:
McArthur River, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory

3. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1459
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
Northern Territory, Australia

4. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1212
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Collection place:
Northeast Queensland, Australia

5. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-38362
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Collection place:
Western Australia

6. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-42234
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
Western Australia

7. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-42235
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
South Australia

8. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-39040
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collector:
William G. Daniel
Collection place:
Australia

9. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-2094
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collector:
William Lloyd Warner
Collection place:
Northeast Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

10. Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1458
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Collection place:
Northern Territory, Australia