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The woomera in this picture is the wooden object at left Mokare with spear and woomera, another woomera lies at his feet. A woomera is an Australian Aboriginal wooden spear-throwing device. [1] [2] [3] Similar to an atlatl, it serves as an extension of the human arm, enabling a spear to travel at a greater speed and force than possible with ...
A silver Peruvian atlatl from the 12th-15th century Atlatl in use. A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl (pronounced / ˈ æ t l æ t əl / ⓘ [1] or / ˈ ɑː t l ɑː t əl /; [2] Nahuatl ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ]) is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin-throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the ...
Woomera (English: / ˈ w ʊ m ə r ə /) originally refers to: Woomera (spear-thrower) , an Indigenous Australian spear-throwing tool Woomera may also refer to:
Woomera (spear-thrower) This page was last edited on 8 December 2024, at 07:32 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
Spear-thrower or atlatl, a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to store energy during the throw Woomera (spear-thrower) , a wooden Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device similar to an atlatl
Woomera (spear-thrower) This page was last edited on 8 May 2024, at 12:16 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ...
Aboriginal peoples used several different types of weapons including shields (also known as hielaman), spears, spear-throwers, boomerangs and clubs. Peoples from different regions used different weapons. [1] Some peoples, for example, would fight with boomerangs and shields, whereas in another region they would fight with clubs.
Woomera (spear-thrower) X. Xanthorrhoea This page was last edited on 6 July 2024, at 03:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...