Watilikiri
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| Weapon type: | Throwing weapon |
| Designations: | Watilikiri, Watilikri |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Australia , Aborigines , Warramunga tribe |
| Distribution: | Australia |
| Overall length: | up to about 81 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Watilikiri or Watilikri , also known as the beaked boomerang , is a boomerang from Australia.
description
The Watilikri is made of wood and has the basic shape of the normal Australian boomerang. The cross-section of the weapon is elliptical . In contrast to the normal boomerang, a hook-shaped end piece is attached to the front end. The edges of the entire boomerang are worked into a sharp edge. The watilikri is thrown with the hook-shaped end towards the opponent. If this is hit by the end of the handle on the shoulder, it hits over the shoulder and hits the opponent in the shoulder or back area with the hook-shaped end. The Watilikri reach a length of up to 81 cm, which is unusual for boomerangs. They are used by the Warramunga tribe in Australia.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone , Donald J. LaRocca: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times. Courier Dover Publications, 1999, ISBN 978-0-486-40726-5 (Reprint), page 664.
