Throwing Stick
Bimbirr
Caption
Bimbirr. Throwing Stick, 19th or 20th century. Wood, 24 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (62.5 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund, 47.131.19.
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Throwing Stick
Date
19th or 20th century
Geography
Possible place made: East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Place made: Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Medium
Wood
Classification
Dimensions
24 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. (62.5 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm)
Inscriptions
Two paper stickers. One reads 'Wahloo' and the other 'East Kimberley, Throwing stick, The Aborigines have no boomerangs there.'
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund
Accession Number
47.131.19
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