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curved and notched on one end for a handle. With the Everard 

 Range tribe (as well as those encountered further west) it seems 

 to take the place of the boomerang, which I never saw with them. 

 It is a constant companion of the men, who frequently carry it 

 under the hair-cords they wind round the body, and is used for' 

 killing small game. 



Digging-stick, Wanna. — This and the next tliey always carry 

 with them. 



Pood and Watee-bowl, Wera. — A small shallow wooden bowl, 

 mostly less than a foot long, and frequently used for scooping the 

 earth away after it has been loosened by the wanna. 



Food and "Water-bowl, Mika. — A large deep oblong water- 

 bowl made of solid wood gouged out. It must take the natives 

 a long time to make one (vide photograph of wurley, pi. 30). 



.3. BLYTII RANCiE TRIBE. 



(Seen between Camps 15 to 20). 

 The weapons and implements observed with this tribe are 

 almost identical in shape and make with those found amongst the 

 Everard Range tribe. I noticed the following : — 



Speae, Windu. 



Spear, Kujarra. — A small spear, made for boys to practise 

 with. 



Spear-tiirower, Meru. 

 Chisel, Wanne. 



Throwing-stick, Turtimba, Turti. 

 Digging-stick, Wanna. 

 S.MALL Water-bowl, Wera. 

 Large Water-bowl, Tilgalla. 

 Stone for Grindinc; Ochre, Abu. 



4. BARROW RANGE TRIBE. 



The blacks who visited us at Camp 33 carried throwing-sticks, 

 and some also spears. Those who visited our camp near Mount 

 Squires carried only throwing-sticks, with the exception of one, 

 who had a barbed spear. The weapons were of the crudest make. 



b. VICTORIA DESERT TRIBE. 



Those met with near Camp 40 by some of our party were not 

 seen by me, but I was told that they carried spears and spear- 

 throwers. 



Some blacks were surprised by our party near a waterhole 

 between Camps 43 and 44. These had spears and spear-throwers 

 like those found with the Everard Range tribe, besides some 

 throwinc-sticks. Near the waterhole they had left a number of 

 large water-bowls, some of which were made of thick bark, which 



