Boomerang
P1900
From: Australia | Queensland | Western Queensland
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kylie |
| Object Number | P1900 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Queensland | Western Queensland |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood |
| Description | A wooden asymmetrical boomerang. There is fluting on one side, and the boomerang is covered in red ochre. The boomerang is rough and unsymmetrical with a thinner end and a thicker end. The ends of the boomerang are darker than the rest of the body. “Ceremonial use.” (Catalog Card) |
| Length | 66 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 27 - Other Number |
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