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Boomerang

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Overview

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

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Registration number

cwa-org-57-2014.44

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

80 mm

Height or length

570 mm

Contextual Information

Found at Mary Lindsay Homestead in 2011.

Keywords

Aboriginal Cultures

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

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Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

Average sized boomerang, estimated to be 70-100 years old. Slightly curved and thin at one end and thicker at the other. The wood is cracked in multiple areas and on one side the wood has darker patches in areas.

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