Paddle-shaped spear-thrower

Tools

Museum number:
11-40789
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Accession number:
Acc.2519
Object count:
1
Description:
spear thrower - paddle-shaped; resin on handle and tip; tip point missing; engraved on one face with zigzag and parallel line pattern; spear thrower- device which allows for greater force and range when throwing spear; mainly used for hunting, occasionally for fighting
Donor:
Daniel L. Adler
Collection place:
Western Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Collector:
Bruce D. Lawes
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Oceania