Spear-thrower

Museum number:

11-40790

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Accession number:

Acc.2519

Description:

Spear thrower - paddle-shaped; tip attached with twine and resin; ovate shell handle attached with resin; dark brown stain; device allowing for greater force and range when throwing spear; mainly used for hunting, occasionally for fighting.

Donor:

Daniel L. Adler

Collection place:

Queensland, Australia

Culture or time period:

Aboriginal Australians

Collector:

Bruce D. Lawes and Daniel L. Adler

Collection date:

before 1969

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Woomeras (spear-throwers)

Function:

1.1 Hunting and Fishing

Accession date:

1969

Department:

Oceania

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