Zemanek-Münster

Three spearthrowers, before 1914

Australia
sold EUR 150
Provenance
Heinrich Füllbeck, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 89 cm - 90 cm
L: 35.0 inch - 35.4 inch

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, each lanceolate and lense-shaped in cross-section, wooden thorn fixed by resin, remains of cord and fabric, slightly dam., missing parts.
Spear throwers were used as a lever to project spears with great force. It increased the range and speed of the spear.


Comparing literature

Cooper, Carol, Aboriginal Australia, Sydney 1981, p. 175, N 290

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