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1884.25.28

Boomerang, sharply curved almost at an angle. It is wide in the middle and tapers towards each end.

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1884.25.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Boomerang, sharply curved almost at an angle. It is wide in the middle and tapers towards each end.
Geographical reference
Western Australia
Date / Period
Date made: Possibly before 1874
Date collected
?By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 560 mm, Width: max 64 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.25.28 PR Cat other PR nos: 155
Research and responses

Information from John Stanton of the Berndt Museum of Anthropology at the University of Western Australia 13.11.96 - ?Typical musical boomerang from Goldfields region of Western Australia [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Boomerang