Summary
The cross boomerangs are a type unique to Aboriginal people living in the rainforest regions of northeast Queensland. The upper side was often painted with the same geometric designs found on the distinctive shields made from the buttress roots of the large fig trees that grow in the rainforest.
Local Name
Yalma
Physical Description
A cross boomerang made of two elongated oval wooden sections of similar size set at right angles in centre and secured with lawyer cane and resin. The surface is coated in red ochre.
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Object/Medium
Boomerang
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Maker
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Object Measurements
470 mm (Length), 450 mm (Width), 40 mm (Height)
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Classification
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Date Made
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Maker
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Place Made
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Indigenous Region
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Agent
Mr Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1970s and 1980s
Bob Edwards was engaged by the Christensen Fund to purchase iconic and fine examples of Aboriginal artefacts at auction and from private collectors in Australia and overseas. -
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands