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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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1926
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0055 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
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Boomerang made by Jack Shepherd, Bourke-Byrock NSW area, abo...

Original label on 1985.0059.0052 reads: "Made by Jack Shepherd one of the/last of the Mulga Tribe/Prestd by Mr Walker/20...
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1935
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Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia
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1974
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South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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1984
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Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Reggie Jackson
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Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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1985
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia
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1964
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Queensland, Australia
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1986
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Unknown
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Boomerang
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0017 reads: "Ba... R...r | Q[ueensland] ". A list accompanying the Edmund Milne collecti...
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J W. Lindo
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Gordon Nagas
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1978
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Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang - returning
Boomerangs
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Boomerang
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Painted boomerang with central landscape motif, from Cherbou...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on a...

According to the vendor, this club was purchased at Sotheby's Aboriginal Art Auction sale on 27 July 2004, part of lot 5...
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Boomerang

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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1934
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Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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1987
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang - Mornington Island
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1987
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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1926
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East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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1926
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Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0071 reads: "King Nelson Last of the old wild Murrumbidgee Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-...
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J W. Lindo
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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1974
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Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
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Symmetrical brown boomerang
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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Painted and pokerwork boomerang featuring scallop border and...
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Joe Timbery
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1934
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mr Gerhardt Laves
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1930
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Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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1934
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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Boomerang

This is one of 24 objects in the National Museum of Australia from Rose River (Numbulwar) which were collected by anthro...
Boomerang made by Gunningbar, Bogan River NSW, 1886

Original label on 1985.0059.0050 reads: "made by/Gunningbar/1886/one of the last/of the Bogan Tribe". This may have been...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang made by Jack Shepherd, Bourke-Byrock NSW area, abo... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Boomerang J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia Apply Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia filter	Reggie Jackson Apply Reggie Jackson filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter
Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Boomerang Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection Apply Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Boomerang L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Barron River, Queensland, Australia Apply Barron River, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Weapon - Boomerang Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 Apply Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia Apply Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia filter	Gordon Nagas Apply Gordon Nagas filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Weapon - Boomerang - returning Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Painted boomerang with central landscape motif, from Cherbou... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Incised boomerang featuring figures dancing or fighting on a... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter	Richard Davis Apply Richard Davis filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang University of Sydney General collection Apply University of Sydney General collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Burketown, Queensland, Australia Apply Burketown, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang JD and JM Kelly collection Apply JD and JM Kelly collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Boomerang - Mornington Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yass, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yass, New South Wales, Australia filter	Nelson Apply Nelson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang I Steer and Co collection Apply I Steer and Co collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Symmetrical brown boomerang Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection Apply Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ooldea, South Australia, Australia Apply Ooldea, South Australia, Australia filter	Daisy M. Bates CBE Apply Daisy M. Bates CBE filter
Painted and pokerwork boomerang featuring scallop border and... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joe Timbery Apply Joe Timbery filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Gerhardt Laves Apply Mr Gerhardt Laves filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Dr Alex Van der Leeden collection Apply Dr Alex Van der Leeden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Numbulwar, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Numbulwar, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Madi Apply Madi filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Boomerang made by Gunningbar, Bogan River NSW, 1886 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Gunningbar Apply Gunningbar filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter