218 SAVAGE WEAPONS AT THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. 



Some of tliem have four grooves extending' from the point to the hand 

 grasp, so that the wound is something; like that made by a bayonet. 

 Fig. 5 shows two nulla-nullas or hunting clubs from the southern part 

 of the island, the colony of Victoria. They are two feet long." 



The nuUu-nulla of the Lower Murray River is the warra-warra of the 

 Yarra, and is made of a sapling of the mountain tea-tree, the enlarge- 

 ment at the root forming the knob. A pointed milla is made by fashion- 

 ing one of the projecting roots into a pointed spike, and is called langeeV 5 

 Sharp-edged wooden maces, which maybe termed 

 wooden swords, are also made by the Australian 

 natives, some weighing as high as 4L ounces. 16 



Fig. 4. — Australia apons, 



Sfew & 



Fig. 5. — Australian nulla- 

 ntdlas, Victoria. 



Crossing to New Zealand, we find the Maories to have a much greater 

 variety of material and of shape. The most prized material is the green 

 jade, and it is also wrought with the greatest difficulty. The bone ol 

 whale bears a medium character in both respects. Fig. G shows two 



14 M. B. Smith's "Aborigines of Victoria," vol. i, 299-300, Figs. 56-59. 



>-• I hi, l.. Fig. 62. 



'• Ibid., Figs. 60, 66, C,7 : sec also Figs. 61, 65. 



