Throwing Spear Year: 2025

Year: 2025

This Alya-irlpakerte was carved by Dean Oliver and is an individually hand crafted piece made from the roots of an ironbark / Athenge tree

Artwork Description:          Alye-irlpakerte / number 7 shaped boomerang

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

Throwing Spear Year: 2025#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)