Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . APRON MADE FROM OPOSSUM YARN, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND {\ size). Wooden swords are rare, and differ from those ofNorthern Queensland, being more curved, not so broad, andusually coloured with cross-bars of chalk. A weapon evenmore rare is the so-called bendi. It resembles a smallpickaxe, and is made of the Eiichlyptus cxserata, called by XXVIII NATIVE WEAPONS l?>2> the natives bendo. The bend or curve forms a right angle,and ends in a point, the wood itself giving the weaponthi
Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland; . APRON MADE FROM OPOSSUM YARN, CENTRAL QUEENSLAND {\ size). Wooden swords are rare, and differ from those ofNorthern Queensland, being more curved, not so broad, andusually coloured with cross-bars of chalk. A weapon evenmore rare is the so-called bendi. It resembles a smallpickaxe, and is made of the Eiichlyptus cxserata, called by XXVIII NATIVE WEAPONS l?>2> the natives bendo. The bend or curve forms a right angle,and ends in a point, the wood itself giving the weaponthis form. Bendi is not a javelin, but a weapon to strikewith, and with it the natives try to hit the kidneys of theiropponents ; for these they regard as the seat of life. The spears of these natives are thrown by the handalone, without the aid of any other implement. Near the.
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