Accession No
E 1907.459
Description
Boomerang. Of dark-coloured wood, slightly convex in shape with one side flat, and the other with carved straight and serrated patterns.
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Queensland
Period
Source
Stevens Auction Rooms; Bevan, Anthony Ashley (Prof.) [monetary donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1907.459; MAA: AR 1907.848
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Amendments / updates)
Catalogue card recorded 'R 1907.848' but corrected later (date and author unknown) as 'R 1908.848'. This refers to the record in the 23rd annual report and the correction was to reflect the year of publishing.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
Accession register (1907) for 457-460 reads, 'Three boomerangs, with one face, flat, plain, the other slightly convex and carved.' For source, '(Bt. Steven's, Lond., June 5th 1907) / ?Lot 403'.
Event Date 1907
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card handwritten in black ink reads, 'Boomerang.' and annotated in a different hand in black ink 'Fighting or hunting. 2'. 5 1/2" arm end to arm end. Ornamented combined side incised pattern / [illustration in black ink]'.
Event Date 1907
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (Related Documents)
The 23rd annual report (1908) reads, '846—848. Three, with one face plain, flat, the other convex, finely carved with distinctive patterns. Queensland. *Professor Bevan.'
Event Date 29/5/1908
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:326695
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