Boomerang
P1870
From: Australia | Queensland | Central Australia | Western Queensland
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Alye |
| Object Number | P1870 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Australia | Queensland | Central Australia | Western Queensland |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Red Ochre |
| Description | A wooden beaked/hooked boomerang. The boomerang is fluted on one side. The wood is covered in red ochre with brown discoloration. “Pigeon boomerang, used in ceremonies.” (Catalog Card) |
| Length | 72.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 24 - Other Number |
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