Boomerang
P1873
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alye |
| Object Number | P1873 |
| 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 slightly pointed at both ends. There is very thin fluting on both sides of the boomerang. “For killing game. Thrown along ground.” (Catalog Card) |
| Length | 103 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 16 - Other Number |
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