Spearhead

This Australian spearhead has a missing tip. This may have happened when it was being used to hunt animals. Originally this tool is likely to have been tied to a long wooden stick before being thrown at prey. The fragile tip may have snapped off when it hit the animal.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
108/2000/5/5
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Arms and armour
Material
ceramic
Common Name
spearhead
Simple Name
spearhead
Production Country
Australia

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