'Jandamarra's boomerang', late 19th century

'Jandamarra's boomerang', late 19th century

Description

This is a boomerang painted with three oval markings. On one side is an old label that reads: 'Western Australian Boomerang called Kielie of curious pattern. This boomerang belonged to the black bushranger Pidgeon who was shot by the police on … the Lillemillora Gorge, Leopold Range. Rare Pattern'. The boomerang is 52.5 cm long x 7.4 cm wide and weighs 248 grams.

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