Donor Name:

United States Exploring Expedition  Search this

Length - Object:

71.8 cm

Width - Object:

6.1 cm

Culture:

Aboriginal Australian  Search this

Object Type:

Boomerang

Place:

Australia

Accession Date:

1858

Collection Date:

1839 to 1840

Notes:

FLAT, SLIGHTLY CURVED, UNDECORATED WOODEN BOOMERANG. THERE ARE REMNANTS OF PIGMENT RUBBED INTO IT. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG. PUBLICATION: DISCUSSED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE "NARRATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES EXPLORING EXPEDITION," 1838-1842, VOL. 2, PP. 190-193 http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21946692, AND P. 238, http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21946740. LENT TO NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, 2/12/1976, RETURNED 8/18/1978. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.

FROM CARD: "5632-4. 3/9/67: LOANED TO CIVIL HIST. #5632. 3/8/74: 5632 RETURNED FROM CIVIL HISTORY."

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00050

USNM Number:

E5632-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e339b017-c66f-4629-b1ec-b97237f40dd0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8469436