Lance

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"11-14. Lances.These quite original lances are cut from a single piece of wood, often several meters long. The head is also of wood, about one meter long, is not attached but is part of the shaft itself; on the side it has a series of barbs which are similar in their position to the spinal process of the human backbone. The entire lance is brightly painted. These lances are only used for throwing because they are much too light to be used as a thrust weapon. In times of peace they are mostly used for spearing fish."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 1-2). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller