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Who made the woomera?
The woomera is an Australian aboriginal "throwing stick", designed to help the indigenous people of Australia to throw their spears further.
What language does woomera come from?
The word "woomera" comes from the Dharug language of the Eora people of the Sydney basin. A woomera is a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device.
Where was the woomera made?
The woomera was made in Australia by the indigenous people. The woomera is an Australian aboriginal "throwing stick", designed to help the indigenous people of Australia to throw their spears further.
What does woomera mean in aboriginal language?
A woomera is a spear-thrower.
How was a Woomera used?
A woomera is a spear throwing device. By placing the spear in the woomera, Australian aboriginals invented a way of using leverage on the spear that enabled it to go much further then a conventionally thrown spear. The woomera was usually made of hollow wood from a hollow tree. It was also as a knife, chisel, graver, digging stick and for cutting cooked fish. It was also used for looking for grubs. The woomera was part of the Australian aboriginal hunters tools.
Is an aboriginal woomera and spear the same?
No. The spear is a weapon but the woomera is not. The woomera is a spear-thrower. It enabled the men to throw a spear with greater speed and accuracy.
What use did Aboriginal Australians have for a woomera?
The woomera was attached to a spear in order to increase the distance it would travel. Sometimes it also had other implements attached to it and became a multi-purpose tool.
The name Woomera is an aboriginal word meaning?
spear thrower
What is a woomera?
Woomera is a test facility in Australia run by the Department of Defence. it is named after the woomera which is an Aboriginal spear throwing device. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera,_South_Australia
A wooden stick with a notch at one end used by aboriginal to launch a spear?
woomera
Do aboriginal Australian people use boomerangs?
Yes
Who uses aboriginal spears today in australia?
the woomera people from northen territory still use spears today for hunting large animales and fish.
