Throwing stick/Boomerang

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Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927
Seller: Walter C. Wyman (Walter Channing Wyman), Non-Indian, 1850-1927

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter C. Wyman (1850-1927, a Chicago area dealer and collector); purchased by George Heye from Walter Wyman in 1915.
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Place: Orayvi (Oraibi), Third Mesa, Hopi Reservation; Navajo County; Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/365
Barcode: 040365.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c77d27dc-53d8-422f-b5d4-479f3a20c1d9

Record ID: NMAI_43462