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1884.25.39

Facsimile of boomerang, cut across the grain, sharp-edged and square at ends. [El.B 16/08/2007]

1884.25.39

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Collection type
Object
Description
Facsimile of boomerang, cut across the grain, sharp-edged and square at ends. [El.B 16/08/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
[Gujarat]
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 680 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.25.39 PR Cat other PR nos: 173
Research and responses

It was presumably used as example of a missing link in one of the series [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Reproduction, Boomerang, Hunting accessory

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