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High tech–low tech: lithic technology in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
against the rim of thick bark caused it to lift away. Wedges, crudely fashioned
from broken sticks, were used to lift the bark if it adhered to the sapwood
too tenaciously. The back of a steel tomahawk if available is often used today
instead of a stone pounder.
Figure 6. A Walmajarri woman
wet grinding the seeds of the
sedge (Fimbrystlis oxystachya),
using a set of grindstones marangu/
jungari, topstone- and
ngamanyan bottom stone. A
small wooden tray set under the
lip of the lower stone catches
the milled seed slurry. Unprocessed
seed is in the larger wooden
dish beside her.
ing cutting and scraping. As mentioned above, the widespread presence of
the white chert meant that there was ample material to provide cutting tools
ing work on hardwood artefacts as well as being used more vigorously as
picks or gouges to remove large quantities of material while roughing out
working tools
to be spoons (= jururri
yam (Ipomea costata). I collected examples of this implement in 1977 and sub
sequently similar, but larger implements, have been recorded by Graham
Heavy Flakes and discarded cores without further trimming are used to
remove bark and enlarge entrances to moth larvae tunnels excavated in eu
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