Throwing stick/Boomerang

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Culture/People: Kumeyaay (Diegueño)
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Previous owner: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Seller: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in 1902 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI); purchased by MAI from Edward H. Davis in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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Place: San Jose, Warners Ranch; San Diego County; California; USA

See related items: Kumeyaay (Diegueño); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/9936
Barcode: 049936.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws698c33bf5-8dad-44b1-b350-2292361d84b8

Record ID: NMAI_53786