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Artifact

Boomerang

Description

  • Wooden boomerang, brown in colour.  
  • Line etchings with diamond shapes are on both sides of the boomerang.  
  • There is a hole in one end, and three pieces of paper stuck to it.

Background Information

  • Originally used by Aboriginal people in Australia.
  • Given to Nellie Sinclair by her uncle, Duncan Sinclair, who drilled in Australia. 

Map Location

Latitude: 18° 11' 47.231" S
Longitude: 125° 34' 43.237" E

Date

ca. 1880

Dimensions

inches
Length:
27.6
Width:
0.3
Height:
2.4

Events, Places, People

  • Duncan Sinclair
  • Nellie Sinclair
  • Australia

Originating Location

Australia

Subject

  • A brown, wooden boomerang. It is curved and there are three holes in one end that are stuffed with paper.
  • The middle of a dark wooden boomerang, decorated with a pattern of lines.
  • The tip of a dark wooden boomerang with a small hole in it. There is a line pattern carved into the wood.
  • The end of a dark wooden boomerang without a hole in it. There is a line pattern carved into the wood.

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