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Woomera (spear-thrower)
A woomera is a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device.〔Phyllis Mary Kaberry -Aboriginal woman, sacred and profane 1970- Page 14 "The Aborigines generally use a spear-thrower (noslal) and a shovel-spear (djinad), the fashioning of which is a long and delicate process. The blade made of iron, mudagandji, must be welded into an oval shape varying from three to five ..."〕〔Mitchell Rolls, Murray Johnson -Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines 2010- Page 157 "SPEAR-THROWER. A wooden implement that has a projection peg either carved into or secured to the butt, the spear-thrower greatly increased the range and accuracy of spears hurled by Aboriginal hunters. It could also be used for a ..."〕〔Linley Erin Hall The Laws of Motion: An Anthology Of Current Thought- 2005 - Page 66 -" In Australia the spear thrower is popularly called a woomera, one of the many Aboriginal names for a spear thrower"〕 Similar to an atlatl, it is an extension of the human arm that enables a spear to travel at a greater speed and force than possible with the unaided arm. The town of Woomera in South Australia, founded in 1947 as the home of the Anglo-Australian Long Range Weapons Establishment, is named after the spear thrower.
==Description==
The woomera is in length. One end is wide and possessing a hollow, curved cross-section not unlike an airfoil, while the other is more pointed and has a hook. The woomera was traditionally decorated with incised or painted designs that indicated belonging to a particular linguistic group that it may be returned to if found abandoned.
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