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Federation University Historical CollectionTool - Ethnographic, Aboriginal partly worked stone
... ...stone tools...Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal Australians...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal Australians stone aboriginal aborigines stone tools silcrete quartite flakes tools Twelve pieces of partially worked stone by Aboriginal people. ...Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal AustraliansTwelve pieces of partially worked stone by Aboriginal people. Flakes or core, silcrete or quartzite. 8968.1 - Silcrete, pale material is anatase 8968.2 - Silcrete 8968.3 - Silcrete 8968.4 - Quartzite 8968.5 - Quartzite 8968.6 - Quartzite - heavily cemented on metamorphosed sandstone 8968.7 - Silcrete 8968.8 - Quartzite 8968.9 - Silcrete in sandy texture (others muddy texture) 8968.10 - Quartzite 8968.11 - Silcrete - part course, part fine, not neatly layered 8968 - 12 Silcrete - two textures - partly muddy, partly sandy stone, aboriginal, aborigines, stone tools, silcrete, quartite, flakes, tools -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Advanced Stage Points and Scrapers
... ...stone tools...Silcrete can create sharp flakes and has been an important material for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. ...Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes. aboriginal tools stone tools stone flakes points scraper quartz flake tools quartzite silcrete flaking archaeology Stone points and scrapers at an advanced stage, some just need sharpening. ...Silcrete can create sharp flakes and has been an important material for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes.Stone points and scrapers at an advanced stage, some just need sharpening. Collection includes rocks of silcrete, quartz, and quartzite.aboriginal, tools, stone tools, stone, flakes, points, scraper, quartz, flake tools, quartzite, silcrete, flaking, archaeology -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Partly Worked Aboriginal Tool Blanks
... tool...blank...rock...scraper...aborigines...quartz...silcrete...chert...stone...Silcrete and chert can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. ...Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes. aboriginal tool blank rock scraper aborigines quartz silcrete chert stone tools quartzite flaking flake tools archaeology Partly worked, incomplete Aboriginal rock blanks. ...Silcrete and chert can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes.Partly worked, incomplete Aboriginal rock blanks. The collection includes rocks of silcrete, quartz, and chert. 8969.26 is quartz chert. 8969.37 is a flint stone with a vein of quartz. The dark brown rock is silcrete with more iron than others (possibly 8969.41). 8969.45 is Quartz. aboriginal, tool, blank, rock, scraper, aborigines, quartz, silcrete, chert, stone tools, quartzite, flaking, flake tools, archaeology -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Aboriginal Grinding Stone (lower section)
... ...stone tools...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields grinding stone grind stone aboriginal aborigines tools flakes archaeology stone tools Lower section of a grinding stone, with 32 excess flakes. ...Lower section of a grinding stone, with 32 excess flakes. Evidence of green paint on the bottom section.grinding stone, grind stone, aboriginal, aborigines, tools, flakes, archaeology, stone tools -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreBasalt Digging Stone
... ...aboriginal stone tools....The stone has 2 grooves carved on the blunt end for attaching a handle. This tool is similar to 0016....Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre Neilborough goldfields Uncle Brien says this tool was used for collecting yabbies and mussles from water holes. Basalt digging stone Jaara aboriginal stone tools. ...Uncle Brien says this tool was used for collecting yabbies and mussles from water holes.This stone has been worked to a smooth curve around the edge , is flat on one side and curved on the other. The stone has 2 grooves carved on the blunt end for attaching a handle. This tool is similar to 0016.basalt digging stone, jaara, aboriginal stone tools. -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreBasalt Digging Stone
... ...aboriginal stone tools...Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural Centre Neilborough goldfields .This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holes Basalt digging stone Jarra aboriginal stone tools A Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. ....This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holesA Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. One side is flat and trhe other is convex. This item has 1 groove at the wide end for attaching a handle.basalt digging stone, jarra, aboriginal stone tools, -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Aboriginal worked conglomerate silcrete stone
... ...stone tools...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields stone aboriginal silcrete hematite haematite stone tools archaeology aborigines Conglomerate silcrete stone with sharp edge, Red is iron staining - hematite, possibly found in drier areas Aboriginal worked conglomerate silcrete stone Ethnographic ...Conglomerate silcrete stone with sharp edge, Red is iron staining - hematite, possibly found in drier areas stone, aboriginal, silcrete, hematite, haematite, stone tools, archaeology, aborigines -
Winchelsea and District Historical Society
Lithograph, Prebble & James, circa. 1933
... ...stone tools...They are aesthetically beautiful as a work of art, and historically (technologically) important in the narrative of printing. koenig lithograph illustration printing blocks picture book indigenous artefact image stone tools winchelsea wadda wurrung witharong wathaurong wito wurrung aboriginal NIL Lithograph for printing a Photograph of a collection of indigenous artefacts for publication in the book "History of the Winchelsea SDhire" By Cr. ...These Lithographs were made for the printing and Publishing of the Book entitled "The History of Winchelsea Shire" by Cr. W.L Koenig who was commissioned by the Shire of Winchelsea to collate, Document and present the Pre-Colonial and Colonial History of the Barwon District and in particular the Winchelsea Shire for posterity and public education. The Book was published including the photographs represented by these lithographs as illustrations, and remains the foundation of the historical narrative of the area, and the context of this collection. This Lithograph is one of four depicting indigenous artefacts collected and displayed by Cr. Koenig. Koenigs collection of indigenous artefacts remain as unique in the Surf Coast Shire as a relic of material culture from the district in Pre-Colonial times. These lithographs remain as significant in themselves being the master copy remaining from the publication of Koenig's work. They are aesthetically beautiful as a work of art, and historically (technologically) important in the narrative of printing.Lithograph for printing a Photograph of a collection of indigenous artefacts for publication in the book "History of the Winchelsea SDhire" By Cr. W.L. Koenig.NILkoenig, lithograph, illustration, printing blocks, picture, book, indigenous, artefact, image, stone tools, winchelsea, wadda wurrung, witharong, wathaurong, wito wurrung, aboriginal -
Winchelsea and District Historical SocietyLithograph, Prebble & James, circa. 1933
... ...stone tools...Koenig Lithograph Illustration Printing Blocks Picture Book Indigenous artefact image stone tools bone Winchelsea Wadda Wurrung Witharong Wathaurong wito wurrung aboriginal NIL Lithograph for printing a Photograph of a collection of indigenous artefacts for publication in the book "History of the Winchelsea Shire" By Cr. ...These Lithographs were made for the printing and Publishing of the Book entitled "The History of Winchelsea Shire" by Cr. W.L Koenig who was commissioned by the Shire of Winchelsea to collate, Document and present the Pre-Colonial and Colonial History of the Barwon District and in particular the Winchelsea Shire for posterity and public education. The Book was published including the photographs represented by these lithographs as illustrations, and remains the foundation of the historical narrative of the area, and the context of this collection. This Lithograph is one of four depicting indigenous artefacts collected and displayed by Cr. Koenig.Koenigs collection of indigenous artefacts remain as unique in the Surf Coast Shire as a relic of material culture from the district in Pre-Colonial times. These lithographs remain as significant in themselves being the master copy remaining from the publication of Koenig's work. They are aesthetically beautiful as a work of art, and historically (technologically) important in the narrative of printing.Lithograph for printing a Photograph of a collection of indigenous artefacts for publication in the book "History of the Winchelsea Shire" By Cr. W.L. Koenig.NILkoenig, lithograph, illustration, printing blocks, picture, book, indigenous, artefact, image, stone tools, bone, winchelsea, wadda wurrung, witharong, wathaurong, wito wurrung, aboriginal -
Federation University Historical CollectionMagazine, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1962, 1962
... ...stone tools...ballarat school of mines ian weit gordon johnson kerry penna kevin oscar rogers robert coutts graeme waller anita bitans noel kelly john davis tony brauer sue davies stanley white harry arblaster richard d. richards medal dick richards medals john boermans harry goldsmith retirement j.r. pound microliths stone tools ross gray harold yates retirement eric mcgrath award students' representive council student union kevin o. rogers ballarat asian society m. moissinac b.c. gan b. tanthiem l.k. oh b. eng austral-asian relationships colombo plan treatise on rugby beat generation university in ballarat civil defence ross sea shore party hester darby retirement Black yellow and grey soft covered school magazine. ...Black yellow and grey soft covered school magazine. ballarat school of mines, ian weit, gordon johnson, kerry penna, kevin oscar rogers, robert coutts, graeme waller, anita bitans, noel kelly, john davis, tony brauer, sue davies, stanley white, harry arblaster, richard d. richards medal, dick richards medals, john boermans, harry goldsmith retirement, j.r. pound, microliths, stone tools, ross gray, harold yates retirement, eric mcgrath award, students' representive council, student union, kevin o. rogers, ballarat asian society, m. moissinac, b.c. gan, b. tanthiem, l.k. oh, b. eng, austral-asian relationships, colombo plan, treatise on rugby, beat generation, university in ballarat, civil defence, ross sea shore party, hester darby retirement -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Pamphlet, Aboriginal Flaked Stone Artifacts, 1996
... ...stone tools...A4 aborigines stone tools Coloured, illustrated phamphlet produced by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. ...Coloured, illustrated phamphlet produced by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Describes features of various artifacts and likely locations.Coloured, illustrated phamphlet produced by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Describes features of various artifacts and likely locations. Instructions are given on what to do if they are found. Methods of construction and their importance are discussed.Coloured, illustrated phamphlet produced by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Describes features of various artifacts and likely locations.aborigines, stone tools -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Aboriginal Scrapers
... ...stone...tool...The scraper is a stone tool made from a flake with one or more working edges. ...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields aboriginal stone tool scraper The scraper is a stone tool made from a flake with one or more working edges. ...The scraper is a stone tool made from a flake with one or more working edges. Geberally fro chiselling, cutting, gouging, or planing .aboriginal, stone, tool, scraper -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreFlaked stone tool
... Flaked stone tool...this flaked stone tool clearly shows the difference between the original rock surface and hand worked surfaces with clear percussive chip marks....Flaked stone tool ...this flaked stone tool clearly shows the difference between the original rock surface and hand worked surfaces with clear percussive chip marks. -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Sharpening Stone, 1950+
... stone...Carpenters Tools...Sharpening stones are part of a carpenter or woodworker's took kit so that blades of tools can be kept sharp....The sharpening stone is an example of equipment used in the 19th and 20th centuries by woodworking tradesmen. flagstaff hill warrnambool shipwrecked-coast flagstaff-hill flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum maritime-museum shipwreck-coast flagstaff-hill-maritime-village sharpening stone whet stone honing stone oil stone Carpenters Tools Sharpening stone, sometimes called oil stone, whetstone or honing stone. ...Sharpening stones are part of a carpenter or woodworker's took kit so that blades of tools can be kept sharp.The sharpening stone is an example of equipment used in the 19th and 20th centuries by woodworking tradesmen.Sharpening stone, sometimes called oil stone, whetstone or honing stone. Rectangular block of stone within a recessed wooden block, with a matching wooden lid.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, sharpening stone, whet stone, honing stone, oil stone, carpenters tools -
Clunes Museum
Weapon - ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD
... A SMALL STONE AXE HEAD, TOOL...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields AXE HEAD STONE A SMALL STONE AXE HEAD, TOOL Weapon ABORIGINAL AXE HEAD ...A SMALL STONE AXE HEAD, TOOLaxe head, stone -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Helen Halling, From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers, 1999
... ...stone tool technology...Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firesticks...Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages 33 Saxon Street Brunswick melbourne art seasonal calendars Aboriginal social life and customs stone tool technology games and toys colour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagrams Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firesticks From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers Book Helen Halling ...Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firestickscolour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagramsart, seasonal calendars, aboriginal social life and customs, stone tool technology, games and toys -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Aboriginal Knapping Tools
... ...stone...tool...Knapping tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. ...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Knapping tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. aboriginal stone tool knapping tools Aboriginal knapping tools. ...Knapping tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. Aboriginal knapping tools.aboriginal, stone, tool, knapping tools -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Basedow, Herbert, The Australian Aboriginal, 1925
... Tribal Law and Social control -- Arts -- Performing arts -- Music -- Dance -- Language and communication -- Economics and Material Culture -- Economic life -- Division of labour -- Subsistence -- hunting -- gathering-- Weapons -- Spears -- Spearthrowers -- Tools -- Stone --...Koorie Heritage Trust Levels 1 & 3, Yarra Building Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Human Biology -- Physiology -- Reproduction -- Social Organisation -- Life Cycle -- Birth -- Childhood -- Religion and Magic -- Ritual -- Initiation -- Mortuary -- Politics Tribal Law and Social control -- Arts -- Performing arts -- Music -- Dance -- Language and communication -- Economics and Material Culture -- Economic life -- Division of labour -- Subsistence -- hunting -- gathering-- Weapons -- Spears -- Spearthrowers -- Tools -- Stone -- Contents: Introduction to an Australian Tribe; Racial characteristics; The breast and abdomen; The face and its skeleton; The mouth; The skull and brain; Colour of Aboriginal's skin; The hair; Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal; An Aboriginal's Birth; Childhood; The Day's March; Camp life; Hunting; Vegetable Diet; Beverages; Pitjuri; Navigation; Duels; Warfare; Spears; Spear-Throwers; Burial and mourning customs; Tribal organizations; Tribal administration; Initiation; Religious ideas; Aboriginal art; Stone implements; Music and dance; Language. xx, 422 p., 55 leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm. ...Contents: Introduction to an Australian Tribe; Racial characteristics; The breast and abdomen; The face and its skeleton; The mouth; The skull and brain; Colour of Aboriginal's skin; The hair; Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal; An Aboriginal's Birth; Childhood; The Day's March; Camp life; Hunting; Vegetable Diet; Beverages; Pitjuri; Navigation; Duels; Warfare; Spears; Spear-Throwers; Burial and mourning customs; Tribal organizations; Tribal administration; Initiation; Religious ideas; Aboriginal art; Stone implements; Music and dance; Language.xx, 422 p., 55 leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.Contents: Introduction to an Australian Tribe; Racial characteristics; The breast and abdomen; The face and its skeleton; The mouth; The skull and brain; Colour of Aboriginal's skin; The hair; Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal; An Aboriginal's Birth; Childhood; The Day's March; Camp life; Hunting; Vegetable Diet; Beverages; Pitjuri; Navigation; Duels; Warfare; Spears; Spear-Throwers; Burial and mourning customs; Tribal organizations; Tribal administration; Initiation; Religious ideas; Aboriginal art; Stone implements; Music and dance; Language.human biology -- physiology -- reproduction -- social organisation -- life cycle -- birth -- childhood -- religion and magic -- ritual -- initiation -- mortuary -- politics, tribal law and social control -- arts -- performing arts -- music -- dance -- language and communication -- economics and material culture -- economic life -- division of labour -- subsistence -- hunting -- gathering-- weapons -- spears -- spearthrowers -- tools -- stone -- -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Tool - INDIGENOUS STONE TOOL COLLECTION: DARK GREY STONE AXE HEAD
... INDIGENOUS STONE TOOL COLLECTION: DARK GREY STONE AXE HEAD...No provenance but was in a collection of stone tools found in the Axedale, Strathfieldsaye and Loddon regions. ...Tool INDIGENOUS STONE TOOL COLLECTION: DARK GREY STONE AXE HEAD ...Dark grey to black stone axe head. Finely shaped and smoothed with knapped edge on longer end. Sides are beveled off. This axe is markedly different to other artefacts in this collection. No provenance but was in a collection of stone tools found in the Axedale, Strathfieldsaye and Loddon regions. Further research required, could be Mt. William greenstone.indigenous artifact, victoria, stone axe -
Eltham District Historical Society IncBook, Jenny Brown, The stone artefact : wondering the dreaming, 2022
... The stone tool invited many interpretations and spun off just as many amazing stories and experiences. ...The stone tool invited many interpretations and spun off just as many amazing stories and experiences. ...The discovery in a Melbourne park (opposite the Osborne Peninsula, North Warrandyte) of an enigmatic Aboriginal stone tool led writer Jenny Brown on a fascinating journey that connected her with expert anthropologists, archeologists, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders to discover what it was. The stone tool invited many interpretations and spun off just as many amazing stories and experiences. It also afforded Jenny the appropriate canvas to tell of her own time-warping encounters with the extraordinary "otherness" of Aboriginal Australia, and with an especially marvelous character, the late Elder of the Yuin Tribe of southern NSW, Guboo Ted Thomas.193 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 30 cmindigenous history, aboriginal artefacts, warrandyte, archaeology -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... aboriginal axe-head stone-artefacts tool...Inspected by archaeologist, Joanna Freslov on 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This artefact is an exaample of the stone tools that Aboriginal people used. aboriginal axe-head stone-artefacts tool A dark stone handmade Aboriginal axe head. axe head ...Inspected by archaeologist, Joanna Freslov on 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt.This is able to withstand repeated impact, and and so was suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were some of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This artefact is an exaample of the stone tools that Aboriginal people used.A dark stone handmade Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal axe-head stone-artefacts tool -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia. aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. axe head ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basaltwhich is able to withstand repeated impact, and is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rockThe necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axehead aboriginal tool stone-artefact...Inspected by Joonna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia. axehead aboriginal tool stone-artefact A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. ...Inspected by Joonna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt which is able to withstand repeated impact, and is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock.The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Eastern Australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. Finger grips are clear.axehead aboriginal tool stone-artefact -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Arthur W. French et al, Stereotomy, 1902, 1902
... Contents include building stones, quarrying, stone-cutting tools, finishing surfaces, masonry, bridge abutment, Butress, arches, ovals, cloistered arch, descending arch, cow's-horn method, Skew-arch. , Includes illustrations and index...Contents include building stones, quarrying, stone-cutting tools, finishing surfaces, masonry, bridge abutment, Butress, arches, ovals, cloistered arch, descending arch, cow's-horn method, Skew-arch. , Includes illustrations and index Stereotomy, 1902 Book Arthur W. ...Brown hard covered book of 119 pages. Contents include building stones, quarrying, stone-cutting tools, finishing surfaces, masonry, bridge abutment, Butress, arches, ovals, cloistered arch, descending arch, cow's-horn method, Skew-arch. , Includes illustrations and indexstereotomy, stone, bridges -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPoster, Victoria. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Site identification mini poster (#1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 13-14), 2002
... Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art....Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art. aborigines - victoria aboriginal affairs victoria 11 parts of incomplete set, each two sided, text and photographs Site identification mini poster (#1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 13-14) Poster Poster Victoria. ...This set produced by the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environ met and Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art.11 parts of incomplete set, each two sided, text and photographsaborigines - victoria, aboriginal affairs victoria -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axehead stone-artifact aboriginal tool...Possibly came through trading from western district. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of the steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Victoria. axehead stone-artifact aboriginal tool Small grey oval-shaped axe head. axe head ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2/6/2008. Genuine Aboriginal axe head up to 2000 years old. Possibly came through trading from western district. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of the steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt.This stone is able to withstand repeated impact, and and wqas generall used for stone axes. The stone was dug or found and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This axe head is an example of an early stone tool used by the Indigenous people of Victoria.Small grey oval-shaped axe head.axehead stone-artifact aboriginal tool -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... axe-head aboriginal tool stone-artefact...Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This item is an example of a stone tool used by the early Indigenous people of Eastern australia. axe-head aboriginal tool stone-artefact A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. axe head ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008. Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt. This is able to withstand repeated impact making it suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rock. The necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This item is an example of a stone tool used by the early Indigenous people of Eastern australia.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.axe-head aboriginal tool stone-artefact -
Orbost & District Historical Societyaxe head
... aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008 Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. ...This item is an example of an early axe head used by the Indigenous people of East Gippsland. aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head. axe head ...Inspected by Joanna Freslov, archaeologist 2.6.2008 Ground-edged axes first appeared in south-eastern Australia about 4,000 years ago and were used either with handles or hand-held. Stone tools were used for a variety of purposes, in ways similar to those of steel knives, axes, hammers and chisels. Ground-edge tools are made from fracture-resistant stone, such as basalt which is able to withstand repeated impact, and so is suitable for use in objects such as stone axes. The stone was quarried, and then roughly shaped into a tool blank with blows from a hammerstone. The edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a coarse, gritty rockThe necessary tools and equipment for hunting, fishing and warfare were one of the very few items that Aboriginals carried with them from place to place. Most were used for a multiplicity of purposes. Because many were made from raw natural materials, such as wood, generally only partial remains are found today. This item is an example of an early axe head used by the Indigenous people of East Gippsland.A handmade stone Aboriginal axe head.aboriginal tool stone-artefact axe-head -
Orbost & District Historical SocietyAboriginal grinding stone, Aboriginal people have shaped this rock through usage, pre-European Australia
... A large rock of generally oval shape and with a number of flatish surfaces and hole indentations which were identified by archaeologist Dr Joanna Freslov 2.6.2008 as being used by Aboriginal people as a grinding or tool-sharpening stone....Aboriginal-grinding-stone A large rock of generally oval shape and with a number of flatish surfaces and hole indentations which were identified by archaeologist Dr Joanna Freslov 2.6.2008 as being used by Aboriginal people as a grinding or tool-sharpening stone. ...This large and very heavy stone was donated by Albert Emphield. Where he found it is unknown, but he worked in the Orbost forest areas and lived at Cabbage Tree Creek.Aboriginal usage, tool manufacture.A large rock of generally oval shape and with a number of flatish surfaces and hole indentations which were identified by archaeologist Dr Joanna Freslov 2.6.2008 as being used by Aboriginal people as a grinding or tool-sharpening stone.aboriginal-grinding-stone -
National Wool MuseumTextile - Cloak, Dr Deanne Gilson, Campfire Gathering, Meeting Place Cloak, 2022
... The circle and diamond pattern are ancient symbols used by Wadawurrung people dating pre-colonisation on possum skin and kangaroo skin cloaks, other artefacts like spear heads (carved), wooden shields, stone tools and caves were painted with blood, ochre and bound with grass tree sap, black wattle tree sap and kangaroo fats. ...The circle and diamond pattern are ancient symbols used by Wadawurrung people dating pre-colonisation on possum skin and kangaroo skin cloaks, other artefacts like spear heads (carved), wooden shields, stone tools and caves were painted with blood, ochre and bound with grass tree sap, black wattle tree sap and kangaroo fats. ...Standing proud, still here, the spirit of ten ancestral matriarchs adorned in contemporary ceremonial cloaks. Representing our women past, present and future, her Spirit, our culture, our Country (spelt with a capital for its importance and this is part of First Peoples protocols on acknowledging Country, our strength, our resilience and healing towards a sustainable future). The circle and diamond pattern are ancient symbols used by Wadawurrung people dating pre-colonisation on possum skin and kangaroo skin cloaks, other artefacts like spear heads (carved), wooden shields, stone tools and caves were painted with blood, ochre and bound with grass tree sap, black wattle tree sap and kangaroo fats. The diamond pattern was a strong design used by men on shields and women on baskets and adornments. Shields were taken from the tree in the colder months when the tree was cold as the wood came off cleaner. Ochre colours of red, white, yellow and charcoal were often used to colour in and decorate the skin side of possum skin cloaks, wooden shields, spear heads, baskets and some coolamon bowls.The design for this cloak has been simplified from the original artefact design.Cloak with black and white diamond and circle design on outer cloak and coral and white line pattern within lining. Trimming is solid black. Cloak is machine sewn and handstitched with hand stitching on shoulder seam.deanne gilson, wadawurrung, first nations, cloak
