Boomerang

Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
Western Australia

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not dated

Wood

Overall: 17 13/16 × 1 7/8 × 11/16 in. (45.2 × 4.7 × 1.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

13.17.806

Geography

Place Made: Australia, Oceania

Period

19th century

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing

Research Area

Oceania

Not on view

Course History

ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015

Provenance

Source unknown; catalogued, 1913.

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