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Object Number 77-35-70/11646
Display Title Boomerang
Descriptions
Inventory Description Boomerang, carved wood, curved, flattened, pointed ends
Classification
  • Boomerang
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 55.6 x 5.2 x 0.6 cm (21 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11.646
Provenance
Collector Dr. John Dixwell
Donor Mrs. John Dixwell (08/1877)

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