Boomerang
P1905
From: Australia | Northern Territory | Central Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kylie |
| Object Number | P1905 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| 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 | Red Ochre |
| Description | A wooden symmetrical boomerang. Covered in red ochre and smooth with etchings across the front. The etchings are comprised of small ovals with lines inside of them as well as zigzag lines. “Boomerang, totem witchitee grub. Note the boastfulness in the huge grub running down the weapon, indicating the power and number of this family.” (Collector’s Object List) |
| Length | 77 cm |
| Width | 7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 33 - Other Number |
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