Its handle is carved from wattle wood with a sharpened boya ... Biomechanical analyses provided insights into shoulder, elbow and wrist motions, and the powers reached during each strike motion.

What is a kodj? (First Weapons, Blackfella Films, ABC). The beauty of this weapon is its ability to be “pivoted by a turn of the wrist so that the blade can cut in any direction”.. The kodj used in ...

Its handle is carved from wattle wood with a sharpened boya (stone) blade attached to one side and a blunt boya edge on the other with balga (Xanthorrhoea or grass tree) resin.

The wood carvings are displayed inside Cole Harbour Place as part of a silent auction. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC)Artists had a year to finish the pieces that are being displayed inside.

In 1987, The National introduced viewers to the wood carving work of Jim Harkness of Stayner, Ont. Content. Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help. Menu.