Throwing Spear Artwork Description: Alye-irlpakerte / number

Artwork Description:          Alye-irlpakerte / number 7 shaped boomerang

Year: 2025

This spear was traditionally used for hunting and being thrown long distances using a amirre (woomera)

Traditionally men would fight with them in combat or use them to finish off a kangaroo if it was still alive after being speared

This is to certify that the artwork evidenced by this certificate is authentically crafted by Arrernte men in Ltyentye Apurte

Throwing Spear Artwork Description: Alye-irlpakerte / number#1459 Shannon Smith 214 cm Spear: Taken from a branch, this long piece of wood is carved from one straight piece of Mulga. This spear is used for hunting and (traditionally) for fighting Taken from a branch, the long stick is heated by fire, sand and ash and is then straightened out. Spear head in attached through binding. This spear was traditionally used for hunting and being thrown long distances using a amirre (woomera)