Lil-lil
| Lil-lil | |
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| Weapon type: | Striking weapon, throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Bunji-jul, Bol-lair, Li-lil |
| Use: | Weapon, traditional weapon |
| Creation time: | before the 16th century |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
Australia , Victoria Province , Aborigines |
| Distribution: | Australia |
| Overall length: | about 70 cm |
| Blade width: | about 12 cm |
| Weight: | about 400 gr. |
| Handle: | Wood, approx. 2 cm in diameter |
| Particularities: | Often decorated with traditional carvings |
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A lil-lil (also Bunji-jul , Bol-lair , Li-lil ) is a throwing club developed by the Aborigines in the province of Victoria as a weapon for hunting and close combat .
description
The club is made of hardwood. At the lower end, the end of the handle, it is round and pointed. At the upper end it is slightly bent and ends in an almost spherical, slightly pointed head, which is also provided with flat and angular sides in some versions. In some designs, the impact head is made like a ax blade, i.e. flat and with sharply ground edges. The Lil-lil is about 70 cm long, the head about 12 cm wide, the largest handle diameter is about 2 cm and it weighs about 400 grams. It can be used for throwing but also for striking.
Some versions have traditional carvings. Another unusual throwing weapon used by the Aborigines is the Australian glass spear.
literature
- Robert MW Dixon, Bruce Moore, Australian Aboriginal words in English: their origin and meaning , Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-19-554073-5 .
- Gerhard Schlatter, Boomerang and Schwirrholz: an introduction to the traditional culture of Australian Aborigines , Verlag D. Reimer, 1985, ISBN 3-496-00830-X .
- Robert Brough Smyth : The Aborigines of Victoria. With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives of other Parts of Australia and Tasmania. Ferres / Robertson, Melbourne / Trübner / Robertson, London. Vol. 1, 1878 , pp. 314-315 and Fig. 97
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Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine 1934 (Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 ), p. 414 and Fig. 521.