1883.] On the Aborigines of Cooper's Creek, Australia. 1223 
twisted human hair, and which is wound ina coil around the 
waist and a few loops allowed to hang down in front. This, a 
bone through the nose, and mayhap a necklace of grass stems 
j J I 
Pest spe og a’’, handle; 4, keg do, ; 4’’, handle ; c, boomerang 
É shiel ipa ia ; e, handle; g, wooden dish ; art of bo oomerang to show carving ; 
oute 
r side; J’, inside; PA ope t g, pointed end of spea 
ia When a boomerang is to be thrown it is grasped at a” with the concavity 
ae ards and the flat side down (see section). It is thrown with an underhanded 
tion, 
i i itable wood in the vicinity to make them of. The spear figured is 
ae © thrusting or stabbing. The boomerang consequently is the weapon of 
and defense, and they are very expert in its use. Tribes that use throwing 
only a f Rot, as a rule, very skillful with the boomerang. At any rate there are 
€w in each of such tribes who are really very expert with it. 
form their full-dre 
implements, weap 
Wana 
wanyi. The polished and pointed radius of an emeu, used for piercing à hole 
through the nose. 
ss attire. The following is a list of all their 
ons, ornaments, &c. : 
