Hunting stick "nula nula" or "waddy" ·  Australia, Central · ID: 3039360

Description

hard wood, reddish brown patina, carved with longitudinal grooves, skewed ending spread with resin, two drilled holes, slightly dam.;
the “nula nula” have been used in hand combat, and are capable of splitting a shield, killing or stunning large prey. Other uses are for ceremonies. Men will wave these above their heads to ward off evil spirits. Sometimes the “nula nula” can be used as a digging tool, to dig up bush tuckers that are underground such as the bush potato.

The object Hunting stick “nula nula” or “waddy” with the object ID 3039360 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 118.

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