The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

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A tall mMuseum display case holds many artefacts and weapons, the most prominent a wooden shield about the size and shape of a skateboard, hanging vertically.

Gietch / Gidgee

Spear

By the time they left King George Sound, the crew of Phillip Parker King's expedition had bought about 100 spears. A spear would sell for half a ship's biscuit.

Made by Greg Nannup (MH 01.121)

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A tall mMuseum display case holds many artefacts and weapons, the most prominent a wooden shield about the size and shape of a skateboard, hanging vertically.

The Earliest Traders - First Nations Trading Routes

Defence or attack - spear (geitch) and shield (wunda)

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A tall mMuseum display case holds many artefacts and weapons, the most prominent a wooden shield about the size and shape of a skateboard, hanging vertically.

Shield & Spear.
Credit: WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.