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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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1985
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Painted boomerang with text and man with spears motif in cen...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Boomerang with pokerwork foliage design, attributed to Tommy...
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Tommy Foster
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Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
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Boomerang - Ernabella
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Unknown
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1987
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Reggie Jackson
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Jamieson Range, Western Australia, Australia
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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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Boomerang - Mornington Island
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Not provided
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1987
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stylistically...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang with incised design from Hermannsburg, 1951
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Boomerang attributed to Flinders Ranges 1940s-1950s
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1940
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Symmetrical red-brown boomerang
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Daisy M. Bates CBE
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang - hunting
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Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Weapon - Boomerang
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1974
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0012 reads: "Palmer River/North Qland/Prestd by Mr D. Gleeson/18-4-1914". Edmund Milne ...
Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19...
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1900
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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South Australia, Australia
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Central Australia, Australia
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Boomerang 'Alice Springs', made by Bill Onus
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Bill Onus
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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang, inscribed 'Greetings from Australia' and 'Joe Mu...
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Joe Timbery Snr.
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang from Oodnadatta, South Australia

Original label on 1985.0059.0036 reads: "Oodnadatta/S.A. EM. "EM" on 1985.0059.0036 suggests it was collected by Edmund...
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Miss Olive Pink
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Pokerwork decorated boomerang, attributed to La Perouse, Syd...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Weapon - Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0008 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austl". Edmund Milne (18...
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland
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Not provided
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1926
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Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang with incised decorations, attributed to Robert Wan...
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Robert Wandin
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1890
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Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia
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Cross boomerang and associated piece of wood

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0032 reads: "Weapon/for killing small birds/N.Q.". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in...
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Boomerang decorated with painted shield motif in the centre,...
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Lin Onus
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Boomerang
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Not provided
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1964
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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1945
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, 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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Model boomerang

This is one of a set of small models of Australian Aboriginal objects made in 1868 by Albert Alexander Cochrane Le Soue...
Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang, Victoria
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Not provided
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1926
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Victoria, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang decorated with pokerwork foliage designs, three bi...
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Boomerang with central motif of koala in tree and emu and ka...
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Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Weapon - Boomerang
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Boomerang
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J W. Lindo
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Central Desert, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Religious boomerang painted with open bible in centre and 'T...
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Boomerang with pokerwork text on arms and kangaroo holding s...
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Boomerang

This is one of two boomerangs made by an Aboriginal man from the Kunmunya mission. He was one of a group of four men fro...
Weapon - Boomerang
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Unknown
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Painted boomerang with text and man with spears motif in cen... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with pokerwork foliage design, attributed to Tommy... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Tommy Foster Apply Tommy Foster filter
Boomerang - Ernabella Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1987 Apply 1987 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 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
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
Boomerang depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge, stylistically... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Boomerang with incised design from Hermannsburg, 1951 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang attributed to Flinders Ranges 1940s-1950s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter		1940 Apply 1940 filter
Symmetrical red-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
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 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 - hunting Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection 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	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Decorated boomerang, attributed to the Sydney area, about 19... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter
Boomerang 'Alice Springs', made by Bill Onus Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bill Onus Apply Bill Onus filter
Boomerang, inscribed 'Greetings from Australia' and 'Joe Mu... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Joe Timbery Snr. Apply Joe Timbery Snr. filter
Boomerang from Oodnadatta, South Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Pokerwork decorated boomerang, attributed to La Perouse, Syd... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter
Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang with incised decorations, attributed to Robert Wan... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter	Robert Wandin Apply Robert Wandin filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Cross boomerang and associated piece of wood Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Herberton, Queensland, Australia Apply Herberton, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang decorated with painted shield motif in the centre,... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Lin Onus Apply Lin Onus filter
Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1945 Apply 1945 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
Model boomerang JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Albert A. Le Souef Apply Mr Albert A. Le Souef filter	1868 Apply 1868 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, 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
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 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
Boomerang decorated with pokerwork foliage designs, three bi... 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
Boomerang with central motif of koala in tree and emu and ka... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath 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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Desert, South Australia, Australia Apply Central Desert, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Religious boomerang painted with open bible in centre and 'T... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang with pokerwork text on arms and kangaroo holding s... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Boomerang Arthur Billington collection Apply Arthur Billington collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... Apply Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... filter	Royal Australian Air Force Apply Royal Australian Air Force filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Boomerang Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter