Spear thrower
A spear thrower was used principally by hunters to propel spears further and faster. It’s also used as a weapon.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 86/1920/52
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Material
- wood
- Common Name
- spear thrower
- Simple Name
- spear thrower
- Production County
- SE Australia, prob Victoria
- Production Country
- Australia
- Production Date
- 19th century