Boomerang
Unidentified maker (Indigenous Australian)
Western Australia
not dated
Wood
Overall: 17 13/16 × 1 7/8 × 11/16 in. (45.2 × 4.7 × 1.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
13.17.806
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued, 1913.
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