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Description: | Remains of old paper label. Painted label reads E.318. CULT unknown Australia The spear thrower is flat and straight, widening toward a broad rounded end. It has a pommel on the top which would once have held a wooden peg at right angles to the shaft of the spear thrower, often secured with binding and resin, however this is now missing. The spear thrower is stylistically similar to those made in Australia and has been coated in the black varnish typical of items from the Old Hunterian Collection, implying it may have been part of the collection before 1870.
The spear thrower would have been held by the broader handle end, with the spear held along it with the thumb and forefinger of the same hand. When thrown, the implement gave extra power and secure aim to the path of the spear. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | WEAPONS : HUNTING : : JEN : PCOOK : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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