Strange spears from New Hebrides

[Timo Nieminen]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

#8. 21 INCH, STINGRAY SPEAR POINT CIRCA 1960, YIRRKALA,

UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T OWN THE SPEAR AND DON'T KNOW WHAT YIRRKALA MEANS PERHAPS THE LOCAL NAME FOR THAT TYPE OF SPEAR AND THAT'S ALL THE INFORMATION I HAVE.

It's a northern Australian aboriginal community, in Arnhem Land: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yirrkala

Stingrays feature strongly in local cuisine, and their spines were traditionally used for spearheads (either singly, or multiple ones).