Spear head

This a fine broken spearhead, in two pieces, made of glass. The Aboriginal inhabitants of Australia used this as an alternative to stone for making tools and weapons. The fine shaping was done by applying pressure to the edges of the piece to force small flakes of glass off the surface.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
33/1953/49/5
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Arms and armour
Material
glass (bottle glass)
Common Name
spear head
Simple Name
spear head
Production County
West Australia
Production Country
Australia

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spear head