Waddy

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Waddies made by the Arrernte people
Aboriginal man carrying waddy, woomera (spear-thrower) and spear, South Australia, c. 1876

A waddy, nulla-nulla, leangle or boondi is an

Darug people of Port Jackson, Sydney.[1] Boondi is the Wiradjuri word for this implement.[2] Leangle is a Djadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.[3]

Description and use

A waddy is a heavy pointed

Waddies were used in hand-to-hand combat and were capable of splitting a shield and of killing or stunning prey. They could be employed also as projectiles or to make fire and make ochre. They found further use in punishing those who broke Aboriginal law.

Construction

The waddy was made by both men and women and could be painted or left unpainted. Its construction varied from tribe to tribe, but it was generally about one metre in length and sometimes had a stone head attached with spinifex resin and at least one string. It was made from where a branch met the tree or from a young tree that was pulled up with its roots from the ground.[citation needed]

Alternative spellings

Waddy has also been spelled as wadi, wady, and waddie. The spelling stabilised around the mid-nineteenth century, partly to help distinguish it from the Arabic - Lebanese word wadi, a dry water course.[1] Nulla-nulla has been recorded with the following variations: nullah-nullah, nilla-nilla and nolla-nolla.[5]

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References

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  2. ^ Paul Greenwood. "Land of the Wiradjuri: Traditional Wiradjuri Culture" (PDF). Lockhart Shire Council. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Club. Dja Dja Wurrung. Ben Nevis, Central, Victoria, Australia. pre 1860". Museums Victoria Collections.
  4. ^ Pardoe, Colin (2014). Violence and Warfare Among Hunter Gathers, M.A. Allen & T.L Jones Ed. Routledge. pp. 117–118.
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