Donor Name:

United States Exploring Expedition  Search this

Length - Object:

68 cm

Width - Object:

11.5 cm

Culture:

Aboriginal Australian  Search this

Object Type:

Boomerang

Place:

New South Wales (not certain), Australia

Accession Date:

1858

Collection Date:

1839 to 1840

Notes:

FLAT, SLIGHTLY CURVED WOODEN BOOMERANG WITH A PROTRUDING ROUNDED SECTION AT ONE END, AND INCISED DECORATION AT THE OTHER. THE INCISING CONSISTS OF SEVERAL PARALLEL LINES AND A CURVILINEAR DESIGN. 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 THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, 2/12/1976, RETURNED 8/18/1978. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.

FROM CARD: "5634 ORIG. NO. ?546. 5634 LOANED: NASM. 2-12-1976." FROM CARD: "LOANED: NASM. 2-12-1976. RETURNED FROM NASM 8/18/78."

Record Last Modified:

11 May 2023

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00050

USNM Number:

E5634-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3557a1a33-63cc-4767-ba2d-6e57ad46d270

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8469438