Boomerang
P1872
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alye |
| Object Number | P1872 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia |
| Locus | South Australia [Historic Attribute] |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | A dark wooden symmetrical boomerang that is pointed at both ends. The wood is slightly cracked in places with chips and divots across the body. “For killing game. Thrown along ground.” (Catalog Card) |
| Length | 70 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 15 - Other Number |
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