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Object Number 985-27-70/5551
Display Title Boomerang
Descriptions
Object Description Boomerang. Flat piece of dark wood in long crescent shape. Polished. 60x5 cm.
Inventory Description Boomerang, carved wood, curved, elliptical in cross section, chipped, worn
Classification
  • Boomerang
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / New South Wales
Additional Geographic Terms Port Macquarie
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 60.3 x 5.3 x 1 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-70/5551; Boomerang Port Nick#

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