Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0555-0031 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kimberley, Noonkanbah Station, Fitzroy River | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Ochre pigment | |
| Description | Non-returning boomerang for hunting; Carved from single piece of wood of characteristic elongated shape with graceful curve and one end longer than the other; Underside is flat while upper surface is decorated with series of shallow, parallel grooves running length of shaft but stopping short of both ends, which are left plain; All surfaces are probably stained with ochre pigment; Trace of white pigment in groove separating plain ends from grooved midsection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 13.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 76.2 | |