arriecl in the hand or siuu'j, u] 

 lepositorics of their valuahlcs. 

 As rf^,yards weapons, I ^^hall 



ilr. Broujrh Smyth's '* Abonyii 



siderablv larger and heavier and \ 



middle "in the plane of 



close lighting, a kind ' 



proportioned more like a single-lieaded pick. 



leonile of Victoria figured in :NIr. Bnmgh Sm ytl 



tip of the 



iiany parts the spear is launciieci ov i"t- -^'^t ^^ » 

 k ' about two feet in length. One end of the ' throjv- 



i the ' throwinir stick is held 

 in the hand.' Tliis auxiliary, like the cord of a sling, increases the 

 velocity with which the weapon flies. The women ni sonui com- 

 munities have a special kind of spear about four feet long, which 

 tliey employ either for digging or for feminine duekm vv Inch they 

 ttre handled single-stick fa.>,hion, while loud threats and recrnain- 

 There are clubs of innumerable designs, some comparatively 

 light for the chase, and some v ery heavy for hand to hand encounter. 

 The^e latter liave sometimes rows of prominences carved upon 



' 'lib tapers to both ends which terminate in .-haVp points. Wooden 



