Spear thrower

Description
Spear thrower, curved with handle. Usually made from the trunk of mulga tree (acacia). Thin, concave and shaped like a long leaf. Spear peg at tip is sharpened piece of hardwood (mukulpa) lashed with kangaroo sinew. At distil end is stone adze flake (kanti) set in spinifex resin (kiti). Reddish brown colour.
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Object detail

Media/Materials

Wood, natural fibre, stone and resin.

Measurements

855 x 102 x 32 - LxWxD

Production place

Australia

Collection

Ethnology

Department collection type

Ethnology

Credit line

Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Accession number

1976/82/2

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Classification

Spear Armaments Edged Weapons

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