Boomerang
P1890
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alye |
| Object Number | P1890 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Arrernte |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | A wooden symmetrical boomerang. The wood is dark with faint etchings along the body. Wavy lines intersect down the length of the boomerang. A little to the right of the middle of the boomerang are two dark vertical lines. "Part of totem is kangaroo marked " " " used in ceremonies and war.” (Catalogue Card) |
| Length | 100 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 13 - Other Number |
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