Different Locations
Australia has different regions. It has desserts, rain forests, and snowy mountains. There are different factors that aboriginal people should live with in each part of the country in order to survive. This means, each regions has its own weapon, hunting style, food, and weather conditions. These factors makes the hunting tools of the tribes in Australia differ depending on which region of the country they live. For example, if they live in the dessert, they probably have stones for weapons. If they live in the rain forests, they have wooden weapons. If they live in the coastal parts, they have fish bones for weapons.
Common Weapons
Even though the weapons vary depending on the region, there are still common weapons being used by the Aborigines in Australia. Some of the common weapons are knives, clubs, shields, spears and the famous boomerangs. These weapons are usually used for killing animals during hunting. They also have battles against other people, and these were the weapons they used for battle. The knives and the spears, were made of stone, fish bone, or wood. Shields are usually made out of timbre. These shields are often decorated and are sometimes used for decoration.
Boomerangs
Boomerang long time ago are very different than the boomerangs used for fun today. The boomerangs long ago are very big. These boomerangs can reach up to 2 meters. Aboriginal people use boomerangs as weapons and some use it for recreation, like how people use it for sports in the modern day. Boomerangs used for recreation are the types of boomerangs that comes back to the user after he or she throws it. Boomerangs used for hunting does not come back to the thrower anymore. The boomerangs used as weapons are very heavy, these are used to impair the hunted animals. Boomerangs are also used for communication. When people hold up boomerang in certain ways, it gives a sign to other people who are far apart. Boomerangs are also used for clapping as a way of communicating with people who are far from each other. The boomerang is the most famous weapon that the Aborigines use in Australia.
Spear Throwers
The “Woomera” is a kind of spear thrower invented by the Aborigines in Australia. A woomera increases the speed of how the spear is thrown with the help of a very small lever. This also increases the distance of how far the spear is thrown. The woomera is made of wood, and it serves as an extension of the arm of the thrower. Before the rifles or the guns, the woomera and the spearthrower are the fastest weapons on Earth. A spear is just a wooden stick with a sharp stone attached to it.