Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0555-0032 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Central region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Ochre pigments | |
| Description | Non-returning hooked boomerang for hunting and fighting, carved from single piece of wood in characteristic elongated and gracefully curved shape but with short, 90-degree hook at one end; Both underside and upper surface are biconvex; Upper surface of hooked end is decorated with shallow, parallel grooves; All surfaces are stained dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 17.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 66.7 | |