Spear (wggo)
Production date
1978
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Description
Composite spear - softwood shaft, hardwood foreshaft, 3 pronged head (stingray spines). Recessed butt. Shaft blackened. Lower shaft and foreshaft decorated with red and white pigment.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander spear
Production date
1978
Production place
Measurements
Length:2040mm
Length of Shaft:1380mm
Length of Foreshaft:510mm / Band of resin 7.5cm wide and 38cm from point - function not established.
Length of Head:150mm
Weight:220g
Length of Shaft:1380mm
Length of Foreshaft:510mm / Band of resin 7.5cm wide and 38cm from point - function not established.
Length of Head:150mm
Weight:220g
Media/Materials description
Wood, resin, pigment, plant fibre, stingray barb.
Composite spear - softwood shaft, hardwood foreshaft, 3 pronged head (stingray spines). Recessed butt. Shaft blackened. Lower shaft and foreshaft decorated with red and white pigment. Band of resin 7.5cm wide and 38cm from point - function not established.
Composite spear - softwood shaft, hardwood foreshaft, 3 pronged head (stingray spines). Recessed butt. Shaft blackened. Lower shaft and foreshaft decorated with red and white pigment. Band of resin 7.5cm wide and 38cm from point - function not established.
History and use
This spear is from Aurukun and called wggo in Wik Mungkan language. The Traditional Owners of Aurukun are the Wik, Wik Way and Kugu people.
This item was most recently on display in the exhibition 'Connections across the Coral Sea: A story of movement' at Museum of Tropical Queensland (2021-2022) and Queensland Museum (2022-2023).
This item was most recently on display in the exhibition 'Connections across the Coral Sea: A story of movement' at Museum of Tropical Queensland (2021-2022) and Queensland Museum (2022-2023).
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QE25150
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