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Catalog Number

CAS 2005-0006-0010   CAS 2005-0006-0010; Boomerang
Category Weaponry
Object Name Boomerang
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Queensland
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Mitchell River Mission
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1966
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Pigments
Description Returning boomerang carved from single piece of wood in traditional wide V-shape, biconvex in cross-section, with each end rounded off; Entire boomerang is stained black, with one end painted with a white stripe at the very end, adjacent to a pink strip.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 63.8