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BoomerangC1600

L-shaped boomerang with short end and small portion of long end painted white, rest of long end painted red, and a grey line separating the two colours. On top side, tip of long end is smooth with a tooth-patterned band and then the rest of the boomerang has grooves carved into it. On bottom side, the surface is smooth.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood, ochre pigment and paint
Made in
Northern Territory, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BoomerangC1601

Plain, yellow-brown wood boomerang that has thin, smooth sides. Wood is of a lighter colour along the mid to lower portion ends of each concave edge. Returning type.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/8

Brown-grey wooden boomerang with painted designs across surface; back is flat, front is curved. Left arm of boomerang is slightly wider than the longer right; left arm tapers to a point, right has a round end. Elbow has a high curve. Alternating band and chevron pattern along length of boomerang; done in black and trimmed with white dots. End of left arm also done in black, with a white dot border. Back is undecorated.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/6

Dark brown wooden boomerang with grooves carved across entire surface; back is flat, front is curved. Left arm of boomerang is slightly wider than the right; both arms taper to sharp points. Elbow has a high curve.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/7

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.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3615/5

Brown wooden boomerang with a scale-like pattern across surface; back is flat, front is curved. Left arm of boomerang is slightly wider than right; left arm tapers to a point, right tapers to a flat line. Elbow has a soft curve; top edge of it has worn down to a yellow-brown.

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