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1945.11.22

Boomerang, large, curved, reddish in colour. Middle of boomerang is wrapped with black string in two places. [AR 15/08/2007]


1945.11.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Boomerang, large, curved, reddish in colour. Middle of boomerang is wrapped with black string in two places. [AR 15/08/2007]
Geographical reference
Queensland
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1939
Acquisition information
Donated: 1945, uncertain Found unentered: Found unentered, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Pigment, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 75 mm, Length: max 680 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1945.11.22
Research and responses

The heading in the accession book implies, by comparison to other Balfour entries on this and other pages where things have been ascribed to Balfour 'for convenience of donors' index' that this item was definitely donated by Balfour. However, a later entry written next to 1945.11.23, 24 states 'Found unentered' - it is unclear whether this implies all items in this particular Balfour entry [1945.11.20 - 1945.11.35] were found unentered and therefore were probably or possibly rather than definitely donated by Balfour. [SD 27/4/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Boomerang