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1920.55.11

Wooden boomerang, one end flaring slightly, the other ending in a knob. [El.B 16/08/2007]

1920.55.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden boomerang, one end flaring slightly, the other ending in a knob. [El.B 16/08/2007]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Tamil Nadu Madurai (Madura)
Cultural groups
Maravar
Person
Field collector Frederick Fawcett
PRM source Frederick Fawcett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
August 1917
Acquisition information
Donated: 1920
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 450 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.55.11
Research and responses

Madurai formerly (until 1949) Madura, city, south-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. [Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica] [MR 6/3/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Boomerang

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