Paddle-shaped spear-thrower

Museum number:

11-40788

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Accession number:

Acc.2519

Description:

spear thrower - paddle shaped; carved, hooked tip; cylindrical handle; convex cross-section; device which allows for extra force and greater range in throwing a spear; used mainly for hunting, occasionally for fighting

Donor:

Daniel L. Adler

Collection place:

Victoria, Australia

Culture or time period:

Aboriginal Australians

Collector:

Bruce D. Lawes

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Carvings (visual works)

Function:

1.1 Hunting and Fishing

Accession date:

1969

Department:

Oceania

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