Boomerang
Item number 3615/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Wooden boomerang(?) with painted designs across surface; back is flat, front is curved. One arm is shorter than the other. The shorter arm is wider and rounds out to a small point, longer arm tapers to a rounded end. Elbow has a soft curve. Front has a central snake-like design; done in pink, with a white dotted black border. Both arm ends are pink with identical borders to snake. Additional design of splatters of black and white on either side of the snake, and a semi-circle with dots underneath it. Back is stained dark-grey and red, the wood appears to have been burnt at one end.
Narrative
According to the donor, the seed necklaces and boomerangs (3615/1-8) were collected in the 1970s-80s in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, in the areas of Halls Creek, Looma Broome and Derby.
Item History
- Made in Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
- Owned by Gail Kyle before February 9, 2023
- Received from Gail Kyle (Donor) on February 9, 2023
What
- Name
- Boomerang
- Identification Number
- 3615/7
- Type of Item
- boomerang
- Material
- wood and paint
- Overall
- height 12.1 cm, width 67.8 cm, depth 1.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Gail Kyle
- Received from
- Gail Kyle (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 9, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 9, 2023
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3615/0007
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