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BoomerangC1608

Orange-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. The bottom side is plain. Near one end there are several horizontal lines. Rubbed with red ochre.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1609

Plain, lance shaped, dished and has abstract grooved decoration on the hollow surface. Hook at one end is secured by sinew, opposite end has a knot that is covered with pitch.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, sinew and resin
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1610

One side has a carved herring bone design. The back is plain. One end has a peg, the other has a handle formed of resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin and sinew
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1612

Traces of red pigment. Point is secured by pitch, near the other end is a narrow area wrapped with cloth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, resin, fibre and pigment
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1613

Spear thrower painted red with arrow markings in yellow and bands of black bordered with white dots; hooked tip. Grass fibre and pitch secures the point to the rest of the thrower.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1614

Shield is decorated on both sides with zoomorphic figures, mainly insects, carved into surface. One side has a handle the other is painted red.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShieldC1615

Flat outer side has an alternating white and black vertical-diagonal-vertical stripe design. Other side has a handle and vertical grooves. Label (not with object 2005-02-28) says "Very old; found in a shed on a sheep station in W Australia".

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and ochre pigment
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1622

Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with twisted fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; green-grey stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, resin and fibre
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1718

Dark brown-black wood boomerang that has smooth sides and angled, pointed ends. Bottom side is plain. Top side has a main design that consists of herring bone bands and semi circles to create plain hourglass shaped panels in six sets.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear ThrowerC1722

One side has geometric designs composed of finely carved grooves. One end has a dowel and the other has a knob of pitch.

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