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| Catalog Number | CAS 0103-0062 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 76.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0103-0063 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Shell; Fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.3, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 77.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0019 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Queensland (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Spinifex gum resin; Shell; Pandanus fiber (?) | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) comprising flat, elongated shaft with expanded mid-section and tapered, truncated ends; Both ends of shaft are coated with black spinifex gum resin; Short notched cylindrical peg is hafted perpendicularly to distal end of shaft; Proximal end is covered with large quantity of spinifex gum, sandwiched between 2 shell disks cut to uniform size and oval shape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.7, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 84.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2014-0001-0070 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Commercial twine | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) made from a single piece of wood flaring slightly toward the proximal end, then narrowing before widening again into a teardrop-shaped point; Distal end is notched and attached to the notch is a pointed peg into which the spear would tucked; Peg is secured with commercial twine that has been painted black; The peg has also been painted black, but only on the exposed portion, indicating it was painted after being secured to the body of the atlatl; Atlatl is painted red and covered in designs, except for the teardrop-shaped portion which is yellow and otherwise unadorned; One side shows a snake flanked by arrow or plant motifs below a man with bent knees and elbows; The reverse side shows a lizard facing a white and black design flanked by the same arrow or plant motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 73.8 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0103-0013A,B |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl and shield | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Darwin area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1910-1920 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Resin; Pigments | |
| Description | A: Atlatl (spear thrower); B: Parrying shield carved from single piece of wood, of characteristic elongated shape with rounded ends; One face is flat while opposite side is rounded; Heavy handle in center is carved in high relief; Front of shield is painted with series of white stripes running entire length of shield and 3 short white lines across center; Back face of shield is painted with series of alternating white and red lines at either end of shield. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=4.0; B=10.8, Thickness = A=2.2; B=3.8, Length = A=94.6; B=60.9 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0014 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 13.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 55.8 | |
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CAS 0143-0034 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 16.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 69.4 | |
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CAS 0143-0035 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 16.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 52.8 | |
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CAS 0143-0036 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 19.5, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 60.0 | |
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CAS 0143-0037 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 13.5, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 49.7 | |
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CAS 0143-0038 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 15.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 62.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0102-0002 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 15.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 95.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0004 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 13.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 87.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0103-0005 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 9.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 46.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0537-0014 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 16.5, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 61.7 | |
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CAS 0555-0030 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kimberley, Fitzroy River, Gogo Station | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 14.0, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 67.0 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0555-0018 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Western Australia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kimberley, Fitzroy River, Gogo Station | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 13.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 57.7 | |
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CAS 0423-0043 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Boomerang | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 27.5, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 86.0 | |
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