Throwing stick/Boomerang

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner: Frederick S. Dellenbaugh (Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh), Non-Indian, 1854-1935; Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
Donor: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist, topographer, and author Frederick S. Dellenbaugh (1854-1935); presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1888; lent by the Long Island Historical Society to MAI in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Hopi Pueblo; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/3500
Barcode: 103500.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Boomerang
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dedeeee6-2fed-44bf-85b8-6df76a93cc9e

Record ID: NMAI_111744