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Kimberley spear point, Kimberley Region, Western Australia.…
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Sydney
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10-Sep-2022
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Kimberley spear point, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked ceramic/porcelain. Kimberley points were primarily used as hunting implements, prestige items for exchange, and May also have been integrated into secret-sacred ceremonial contexts. Some of the more recent examples were made not only out of fine-grained stone, but also ceramic and glass. Unlike their older stone versions, the glass points had the potential to break off in the body of a hunted animal, causing haemorrhaging and, as a result, a faster kill. Approx length 8.5 x 3 cm. Provenance: Mary Macha, Perth, Western Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.
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Tribal: Aboriginal - Artefacts