Three spearthrowers, before 1914 · Australia · ID: 3043098
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Heinrich Füllbeck, Munich, GermanySize
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