atlatl

A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart or javelin throwing, and includes a bearing surface that allows the user to store energy during the throw.

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spear-thrower
draft weapon, 

atgeir, draft weapon, gaesum, spear, weapon functional class, woomera, 

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  woomera ⓘ
  Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device

Frameless

Spear thrower with fish MAN ArtsEtPrehistoire

Aboriginal craft

Spear thrower with mammoth Canecaude ArtsEtPrehistoire

Spear Thrower, Peru (?) (MET, 1979.206.457)

Spinifex and Sand Illustration 31

Spear thrower as used by the Eskimos and by the Australians. Wellcome M0015292

Spear thrower with bird MHomme ArtsEtPrehistoire

Handbook to the ethnographical collections (1910) (14596611300)

Poised to launch a dart from an atlatl

F07 0052.Ez

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		woomera	atlatl	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Spear thrower with fish MAN ArtsEtPrehistoire		Commons
commons	image		Aboriginal craft		Commons
commons	image		Spear thrower with mammoth Canecaude ArtsEtPrehistoire		Commons
commons	image		Spear Thrower, Peru (?) (MET, 1979.206.457)		Commons
commons	image		Spinifex and Sand Illustration 31		Commons
commons	image		Spear thrower as used by the Eskimos and by the Australians. Wellcome M0015292		Commons
commons	image		Spear thrower with bird MHomme ArtsEtPrehistoire		Commons
commons	image		Handbook to the ethnographical collections (1910) (14596611300)		Commons
commons	image		Poised to launch a dart from an atlatl		Commons
commons	image		F07 0052.Ez		Commons