Kimberley Spear Point: Hunting and Ceremonial Artifact

Kimberley spear point, Kimberley Region, Western Australia. Pressure-flaked ceramic/porcelain. Kimberley points were primarily used as hunting implements, prestige items for exchange, and May also have been integrated into secret-sacred ceremonial contexts. Some of the more recent examples were made not only out of fine-grained stone, but also ceramic and glass. Unlike their older stone versions, the glass points had the potential to break off in the body of a hunted animal, causing haemorrhaging and, as a result, a faster kill. Approx length 3.35 in. x 1.18 in. Provenance: Mary Macha, Perth, Western Australia. Private Collection, South Australia.