> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Cameron Gooley > Reference:: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/after-250-years-indigenous-spears-taken-by-captain-cook-finally-come-home-20220407-p5abkg.html?btis= > Date:: 2022 > Tags:: #warp #Australia > WeftLinks:: [[Cultural value of craft]] [[Historical value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft strengthens relationships between members of a cultural group]] [[Claim - Craft connects members of a cultural group in the diaspora]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Three of the four surviving spears taken by Captain Cook and his crew from Botany Bay were returned to Sydney. These handmade weapons were considered an important link to the past for the surviving community. ### Highlights >“These spears were taken at first contact, day one of when the _Endeavour_ anchored … having three of the four back in Sydney for the first time in 250 years is very exciting for us,” said Noelene Timbery, the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council’s chairwoman. >“This will also help people learn how folk made spears and other items like this … this is a continuous living culture and these items are as important to the cultural identity of the people in the day as they are to the people of tomorrow," she said. >The spears are being displayed alongside 37 contemporary spears to represent the 40 taken in total by the crew of the _Endeavour_.