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Awaddy,nulla-nulla,leangle orboondi is anAboriginal Australian hardwood club or hunting stick for use as a weapon or as a throwing stick for hunting animals.Waddy comes from theDarug people ofPort Jackson,Sydney.[1]Boondi is theWiradjuri word for this implement.[2] Leangle is aDjadjawurrung word for a club with a hooked striking head.[3]
A waddy is a heavy pointedclub constructed of carved hardwoodtimber; it was a traditional weapon developed by Aboriginal people in Australia.[4]
Waddies were used inhand-to-hand combat and were capable of splitting ashield. They could also kill or stun a prey. They could be used as projectiles or to make fire and makeochre. The waddies were sometimes used to punish those who brokeAboriginal law.
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 withspinifex 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]
Waddy has also been spelled aswadi,wady, andwaddie. The spelling stabilised around the mid-nineteenth century, partly to help distinguish it from theArabic - Lebanese wordwadi, a dry water course.[1]Nulla-nulla has been recorded with the following variations:nullah-nullah,nilla-nilla andnolla-nolla.[5]
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