. The history of mankind . Stone axes ; the three above from North Australia, thelower from Queensland or Victoria—one-sixth real size.(Berlin Museum.) Both in the south and the north the stone axe or pareh was once equally THE HISTORY OF MANKIND common. It consisted of a stick to which a stone having either a grooveground or a hole bored in it was attached by means of gum, sinew, or bast. With. Boomerangs and boomerang-shaped clubs. The stick in the middle is of uncertain use—one-tenth real size. (British Museum and Berlin Museum.) this incisions were made in the smooth and strong stems of th
. The history of mankind . Stone axes ; the three above from North Australia, thelower from Queensland or Victoria—one-sixth real size.(Berlin Museum.) Both in the south and the north the stone axe or pareh was once equally THE HISTORY OF MANKIND common. It consisted of a stick to which a stone having either a grooveground or a hole bored in it was attached by means of gum, sinew, or bast. With. Boomerangs and boomerang-shaped clubs. The stick in the middle is of uncertain use—one-tenth real size. (British Museum and Berlin Museum.) this incisions were made in the smooth and strong stems of the trees, which thenatives then climbed with the help of a cord looped round the stem. Polished DRESS, WEAPONS, AND OTHER BELONGINGS OF THE AUSTRALIANS 357 axes are for the most part not found, but a certain amount of smoothing wasgiven by rubbing two stone blades together in water. The shields, as shown inthe coloured plate, serve rather to protect the hand and to ward off blows than tocover the body. Their thickness is much greater than their breadth, and they more-over have an edge bearing a striking resemblance to the parrying shields used onthe Upper Nile. The monotonous Australian ornament of oblique and serpentinelines is a characteristic feature of them. The best shields are found in the north,a broader form occurs in Northern Queensland ; on King Georges Sound shieldsare not kn
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