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Throwing Stick

Aboriginal Australian

Caption

Aboriginal Australian. Throwing Stick, 19th century. Wood, 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (1.3 x 47.0 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1965.26000.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Throwing Stick

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Medium

Wood

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

1/2 x 18 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. (1.3 x 47.0 x 10.8 cm)

Inscriptions

Old paper tag glued to object reads: "Boomerang, Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia."

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1965.26000

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Artists and makers

Aboriginal Australian

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