Spear-thrower

Museum number:
11-1210
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110001210
Accession number:
Acc.258
Description:
Thin flat “womerah” or spear-throwing stick, “chinainggoo.” Used for throwing heavy spears.
Donor:
Australian Museum
Collection place:
South Alligator River, Northern Territory, Australia
Culture or time period:
Aboriginal Australians
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Woomeras (spear-throwers)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1961-1962 #84: Mt. Diablo Unified School District/William Gripp (June 21, 1962–July 27, 1962) and S1961-1962 #86: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (May 8, 1962–May 8, 1962)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-1210, described as Thin flat “womerah” or spear-throwing stick, “chinainggoo.” Used for throwing heavy spears.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-1210, described as Thin flat “womerah” or spear-throwing stick, “chinainggoo.” Used for throwing heavy spears.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-1210, described as Thin flat “womerah” or spear-throwing stick, “chinainggoo.” Used for throwing heavy spears.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 11-1210, described as Thin flat “womerah” or spear-throwing stick, “chinainggoo.” Used for throwing heavy spears.

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