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boomerang
Object Type
boomerang
Museum number
2018,Q.69
Description
Boomerang of wood, both sides convex.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Aboriginal Australian
Production date
18thC-19thC
(before 1894)
Production place
Made in:
Australia
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
James Doherty
(Likely came in with the other Doherty objects in 1894.)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
New South Wales
(?)
Found/Acquired:
Queensland
(?)
Materials
wood
Dimensions
Height:
76.60 centimetres
Width:
12 centimetres
Depth:
1.80 centimetres
Curator's comments
Two stuck on circular labels: a red rimmed duplicate label and an oval label: 'A.W.F./1 April 1894./Doherty'. Written in pencil: 'Border of Queensland & NSW' See Oc1894,-.275 to Oc1894,-.308, Oc1894,-.635 and Oc1894,-.636.
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1894
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
2018,Q.69