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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: James Tylor, Kutpi Reed Spear, 2020

James Tylor

Kutpi Reed Spear, 2020
timber and black paint
200 x 3 x 3 cm
$ 990.00
This is a light weight spear made with a witu common reed stem for the body and has a tea tree spear tip. The witu reed body and the tea...
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This is a light weight spear made with a witu common reed stem for the body and has a tea tree spear tip. The witu reed body and the tea tree tip is held together with sinew and kuru yaku grass tree resin. The tea tree tip of the spear can be smooth, barbed or covered with sharp quartz stone held in place with narnu yaku pine resin. This spear is thrown using a midla spear thrower and the end of the reed that connects to the kangaroo tooth is reinforced with widni sinew. This type of spear is used for hunting small animals and fighting.
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