The concave stone implements of the Tasmanian aborigines

Abstract

The following paper seeks to deal with these implements as they are found in Tasmania, and to institute a comparison with those found in S.E. Victoria. This is the last part of Australia to be united to Tasmania, and here, if anywhere, resemblances should be found. When we take into consideration the daily life of the aboriginal, a considerable part must have been spent in the making, smoothing, sharpening, and maintaining of his wooden weapons. These were two in number - the spear and the throwing stick. All the secondary or finishing work on them was done with the concave stone implements. Article includes illustrations.