E1027 : Aboriginal Boomerang Hunting Motif

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1027

Classification Category:

5:Tools & Equipment for Science and Technology ➞ Armament ➞ Bludgeon

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood

Dimensions:

58.5 cm L
6.8 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Purchased by donor in Australia ca. 1974, donated to Luther College in 2004.

Production Date:

20th Century

Source Locality:

Australia

Acquisition Date:

1974

Description:

Made from a single piece of dark brown wood, it is decorated the sequence of a kangaroo hunt through carved footprints of hunter and dingo dog. The shape of the boomerang suggests it is not a "returning" style. Hunting boomerang from the Pitjantjatjara tribe.

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