Arrowhead
This is a very fine example of an Australian arrowhead made out of glass. This material was used as an alternative to stone for making weapons and tools. The fine shaping was done by applying pressure to the edges of the glass to force small flakes of glass off the surface.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 109/2000/3
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Material
- glass
- Common Name
- arrowhead
- Simple Name
- spearhead
- Production Country
- Australia
