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BoomerangC1541

Plain, orange-brown wood boomerang that has smooth sides. One end of one side has horizontal cuts along a two inch section.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Queensland, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1728

Brown wooden boomerang with smooth sides. The top side has a main design that consists of fine broken angular curving and horizontal zigzag lines; the bottom side is plain.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1598

Red-brown wood boomerang that has a simple grooved pattern with the bottom side being relatively smooth and the top side having curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. Bands of white and black ochre on red. Main design consists of the following from one end to the other: a large section of white at one end with two horizontal bands of black that have white dots within; a long plain section in the middle; a horizontal band of black that is outlined by white dots; and a multiple horizontal grooved section that has a grooved x-shape within.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, ochre pigment and paint
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1602

Plain, thin and smooth boomerang. At each end along the the concave edge, the wood is of a lighter yellow colour than the rest of the brown wood. The wood has natural wavy lines.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1719

Plain dark brown wood boomerang that has a grooved decoration on one side that consists of curvi-linear lines that follow the shape of the boomerang. The bottom side has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. A hole has been made in the middle of one arm.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1590

Plain wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. At each end along the the concave edge and at the elbow toward the middle, the colour of the wood goes from lightest yellow-brown to darkest red-brown to dark brown. On the opposite edge of the elbow, on the concave edge, there is a wood knot that goes through from one side to the other.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
New South Wales, Australia ? or Queensland, Australia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1712

Plain grey-brown wood boomerang that has a grooved texture that appears similar to that of having had flakes chipped off. Same texture on both sides. On one side, there is written '~ Used by the King of the Tiltagooma tribe in 1865'.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PointC1691

The point is reddish-brown coloured and flaked over the entire surface with tiny serrated edges.

Culture
Australian
Material
flint mineral
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KnifeC1714

The blade is a white stone with a brown edge. The handle is rounded, made of black resin and coated with yellow ochre pigment. The ochre pigment has worn away in places, exposing the black resin underneath.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, tar resin and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC1478

The point is translucent green and flaked over the entire surface with tiny serrated edges. There is a black substance, possibly resin, on the base of the blade.

Culture
Australian
Material
glass
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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