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Object Number
2004.24.17283
Display Title
Spear thrower, bull roarer, wooden trumpet, boomerang, and ceremonial club
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear thrower (D/2441) Bull roarer (D/2449) Wooden trumpet (D/3496) Boomerang (51043; 50653) Ceremonial club (64138) Australia: Laverton (D/2441); Australia: Lake Naddern (D/2449); Australia: NE Arnhem Land (D3496); Solomon Islands: Isabel Island (64138). Taken by F.P. Orchard, Novermber 1944.
Subject
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Wood
- Music
- Club
- Bullroarer
- Boomerang
- Spear
- Thrower
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Melanesia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Solomon islands
/
<State>
/
San Cristobal Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Marou Bay
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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