Spear Thrower
P1865
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Tennant Creek
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Woomera |
| Object Number | P1865 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia | Tennant Creek |
| Locus | South Australia [Historic Attribute] |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Gum |
| Description | A wooden spear thrower. One end has a knob covered in gum which tapers into a thin, short handle before expanding into a wider oval shape for the body of the spear thrower. The other end has a small wooden hook wrapped in plant fibers. |
| Length | 75 cm |
| Width | 10.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 16 - Other Number |
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