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BoomerangC1604

Plain brown wood boomerang that has smooth sides.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
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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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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Arm OrnamentC1732 a

A simple brown circular piece, creating a bracelet-like effect. The sides are flat and carved with an exterior design consisting of a zig zag pattern.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
coconut nutshell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AxeC1623

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

Culture
Australian
Material
stone, wood, fibre and resin
Made in
Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HookC1641 e

The hook is thick, brown and white with a carved three-prong decoration at the top.

Culture
Australian
Material
shell
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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LureC1642

A small iridescent whale/fish-like shape that has a hole at the rounded "head"-like end and six radiating fin/limb-like appendages from the apex.

Culture
Torres Strait Islander
Material
shell
Made in
“Torres Strait Islands” ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ToyC1643

Oval-shaped wooden disc has parallel black lines covering the front and back with random parallel lines of dots in between. The disc is covered with some type of brown pigment.

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