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eight feet long, with a single barb fastened near the point with 

 sinews from the tail of a kangaroo. At the opposite end a iiollow 

 allows the weapon to rest against the hook of the spear-thrower. 

 Spear-thrower, over two feet long, plain and narrow. 

 Boomerang, large kind. 



Digging-stick, Wadna. — This is frecjuently called yam-stick 

 by the whites, and the commonest implement in use by the 

 blacks. In fact, it is their constant companion, more particularly 

 that of the women, when collecting food. It is merely a smooth 

 stout stick about four to five feet long, slantingly thinned at one 

 end, witli a rounded point, which is well hardened in the fire. It 

 serves for digging up roots and tubers, and for dislodging snakes 

 and lizards from the ground. 



Chisel, Kandru. — Described and figured elsewhere. 



FooD-BOWLS. — A small kind made of wood. 



Ochre. 



Twisted-hair String. 



I paid only a short visit to the native camp, and intended to 

 return to obtain all the names of these articles, besides other 

 information, but was unable to do so. 



3. EVERARD RANGE TRIBE. 



Speak, Winda (PI. 16, figs. 4 and -5). — Two kinds : the one 

 with a barb near the point, and the other with a smooth, flat- 

 tened, and pointed head of hard wood about eight inches in 

 length fastened to them. Some of the shafts are whole, and 

 others made of two pieces, and spliced together. Sinews are used 

 for the splicing of the shafts and the fastening of the barbs, &c. 



Spear-thrower, Mira nakata (PL 14, fig. 1). — In shape this 

 implement difliers considerably from all others of its kind. It is 

 sliglitly curved backwards, convex at the back, and deeply con- 

 cave on the upper side. On account of this hollowness, that will 

 allow the spear to lie perfectly free between the hook and the 

 hand, it is probably better adapted for its purpose than any other 

 known, Length about two feet two inches, width three and a 

 half inches in its widest part, narrowly tapering towards the 

 handle. The hook is fastened with sinew and cement, and at the 

 other end a piece of flint, that serves as a chisel, is attached with 

 a lump of cement, which prevents the hand from slipping when 

 the spear is thrown. The implement, it will be seen, serves for 

 making weapons and tools, as well as for flinging the spear. 



Chisel, Idnru (PL 14, fig. 5) — A sharp piece of flint about an 

 inch wide fastened with cement. 



Throwing-stick, Turtimba — generally shortened to Turti 

 (PL 14, figs. 6 and 7). — A stick made of heavy wood about 22 

 inches long and three-quarters of an inch in diameter, slightly 



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