they are fixed with gum cement - of which a
certain length is attached to the spear head, with 4
a slot run longitudinally up it by means of a thumb
nail - and there secured with heat and careful manipulation
[this line of writing is indecipherable. and was originally crossed-out by the writer]
of the fingers. [their axes] are not at right angles with that of -------[refer to paragraph, isolated
on LHSide, 5 lines down] The Middle [Palmes]. blacks call such a weapon
proximal portion
tural, and manufacture the shaft ^ from Clerodendron
other [?]
the spear,but | inerme (KMI. ochicilla). At Pn {?] Charl ^ Bay, the proximal [?]
project [?] forwards. | man
would seem | is usually made from Premna Dallacbyana Bsutt [?] the
at [?] the flakes | distal from Erythrophaoeum [?] Baboucherii [?] F u M : local
increase [?] in size | names, KRA to-ril , KWA. war-pa.
proportionally [?] | (Fig 8)
they reach | (d). Multiple pronged fish spear ^ usualy 4 [crossed out] four prongs
he [?]spear-tip | usually make from Bemna Dallacbyana Bsutt [?] the
distal from Erythrophaoeum Raboucherii, [?] F u M : local
names, KRA to-ril, KWA war-pa.
(Fig 8)
(d). Multiple pronged fish spear ^ usually 4 [crossed out] four prongs
n------[?] (distal pieces) morticed into the proximal,
with a wooden barb on each prong, called yin-ba.
River [?]
On the Bloomfield ^ these fish-spears, Known
are
yirmba ^ made of some light wood, preferably
(grass-tree) and
Xanthoriboea ^ are said to have been imported
here originally, although they were certainly
manufactured in the district for some time
[?]
previous to 1885 *. At Pr.... [?] Charl , Bay, these weapons
are made from [indecipjerable] grass-tree and
black-palm (proximal and distal respectively),
the latter material being bartered into these parts
from the Mc Toor [?] River; the barbs are either of
hard-wood or bone.' the blacks throw these spears
either at the fish in situ [?], or else, as I have often
watched them do in a muddy water-hole, aim
local name | here and there in the water on the chance
are KWA - lu-yu |.
gurrpan, KRA |------------- ----------------- |
lawa, Karania | of hitting one; ^.The Middle Palmer River natives
KLA, pur-ta | make the proximal portion of bamboo, which
is bartered from the Pr [?] Charl Bay blacks, and
use bone-barbs; they call this spear urr-che'-ra
(e) Long grass-tree proximal, and short Acacia
Birth., [?] with
holocarpa, ^ distal portion ^ wooden barb: Known
as wur-poi. Similar name on the Bloomfield River
(f) Similar to preceding, but the grass-tree is replaced
by reed; called nambar.
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Opr [?]
Roth ---O Sect 43 Ball. 8 - *on the authority of ^ Rl. Hislop [?]