This spear is tipped with a quartzite macroblade from Arnhem Land.  The spear was collected in 1968 by a research expedition to Arnhem Land by the Moravian Museum in Brno, Czech Republic.

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People in Arnhem Land hafted macroblades to spear shafts using native bees wax reinforced with fibre or hair string.  Stone-tipped spears are just one of a diverse range of spear types used in the Northern Territory for hunting and fighting.  Stone-tipped spears were cast with a spearthrower in Arnhem Land.

The artefact is curated by the Moravian Museum, ID E88.

See the annotations for technological details about this stone tool.