Spear

Photographer: Benjamin Healley

Source: Museums Victoria

Credit: The Donald Thomson Collection Donated by Mrs. Dorita Thomson to the University of Melbourne and on loan to Museums Victoria.

Reuse this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? No Cross

Request image

Attribute this image

Photographer: Benjamin Healley

Museums Victoria

The Donald Thomson Collection Donated by Mrs. Dorita Thomson to the University of Melbourne and on loan to Museums Victoria.

https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/152038

Request image

Conditions of use

Museums Victoria does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published here under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material. You may be required to obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Some unpublished material may require permission for reuse even if it is very old. Orphan works, where the copyright owner is unknown, also require permission for reuse. First Peoples works may have additional legal and cultural issues. You may be required to seek cultural clearances from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, families, individuals or organisations before you reproduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material.

Images (8)

Videos (0)

Audio (0)

Item DT 1905 dimirr dinmirr djingdjing | Spear. Wangurri. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1937

Summary

The wire pronged spear is used for catching fish and flying fox.

Local Name

dimirr dinmirr djingdjing

Physical Description

A composite multipronged spear with a recessed butt. The prongs are made of wire and the ends of each have hooks facing outwards. The head is secured to the bamboo shaft with vegetable fibre string.

More Information

Object/Medium

Spear
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Wangurri
Locality

Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

c.1937
Collector

Donald F. Thomson
Date Collected

03/08/1937
Object Measurements

2466 mm (Length), 22 mm (Width)
Keywords

Fishing
Acquisition Information

Long-term Loan from The University of Melbourne, 28 Mar 1973
Collection Names

Donald Thomson Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Acknowledgement

The Donald Thomson Collection. On loan to Museum Victoria from The University of Melbourne.

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY MESSAGE – Please read

Language

Feedback

Reuse this image

Attribute this image

Conditions of use

Item DT 1905 dimirr dinmirr djingdjing | Spear. Wangurri. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1937

Summary

Local Name

Physical Description

More Information

Object/Medium

Maker

Cultural Groups

Locality

Date Produced

Collector

Date Collected

Object Measurements

Keywords

Acquisition Information

Collection Names

Type of item

Discipline

Category

Acknowledgement