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Throwing Stick1366/5

Flat throwing stick that tapers to a point at one end and has two opposing rectangular notches at other end to form a handle ?; ten small notches are out of one edge just below the larger notches. Pointed end is slightly darker than rest and a hole is through it from front to back.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield1366/3

Brown-yellow, long, flat wooden object with rounded ends and a handle in the centre. Piece of brown leather is tied in a loop through the handle. Top is carved with long horizontal strokes intersected by four red vertical lines. Bottom is carved with alternating plain and red lines carved horizontally and a thick, zigzagging design.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, skin and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield1366/2

Light reddish-brown oblong-shaped shield with raised handle in the centre and rounded edges at each end. Front of shield is decorated with carved geometric designs.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and alloy metal ?
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang1366/1

A long curved wood boomerang with a skin band wrapped around it.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and skin
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shield1632/4

Oblong shield with carved out wooden handle. Both front and back are decorated with incised lines. On front, short horizontal lines in zigzag bands form the border of diamonds up the centre and triangles on the edges; these shapes are filled with vertical grooves. Remnants of red paint are present at edges of diamonds. On rear, horizontal bands contain various geometric patterns; area at handle is undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Decorated Gourd1632/3

Decorated baobab fruit with incised designs of two emus, three lizards, two birds of prey, two other birds, a kangaroo; two butterflies(?) and a snake. A band around the top has the name "Derby" incised. A band around the bottom has two rows of small dots inside it.

Culture
Australian
Material
baobab fruit
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Throwing Stick1632/2 a-b

Two light brown, cylindrical sticks with tapered, rounded ends.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl1632/1

Oblong, round-bottomed bowl with tough interior and decorated exterior. Decoration is lengthwise grooves interrupted at three places by widthwise bands with incised edges.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SlingC277

Pliable fibre sling lashed on two ends to a length of twine. On one side the twine is woven tightly and ends in a round tortoise shell disc. The other length of twine is more coarse and gets thicker toward the knotted end.

Culture
Australian
Material
plant fibre and tortoise shell
Made in
French Island, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang1251/3

A long wide curved wood boomerang.

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