Spear-thrower

Description

Spear-thrower, straight and flat with a wooden peg at one end and two pieces of white shell at the other, wood, resin: Australasia, Australia, Queensland, Australian Aboriginal, 19th or 20th century

Museum reference

A.1956.1082

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Spear-thrower

Production information

Unknown
Queensland, Australia, Australasia

Date

19th - 20th century

Style / Culture

Australian Aboriginal

Materials

Wood, Shell, Plant resin

Physical description

Reddish brown polished wood with white shell and black gum

Associations

Previous owner: Christison, Robert, 1837 - 1915
Previous owner: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, living lands