Aboriginal Hunting in the Northern Territory

Launching a spear

A young man from the Tanami region in central Australia launches a spear with a “pikirri” or woomera (a spear thrower that greatly exceeds the range). Nowadays spears are only used in ritual fights and in demonstrations of skills.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sun Oct 19, 1975
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