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
Collector: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected or purchased from local residents by George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3486
Barcode: 053486.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6464676c3-5004-4265-aa7d-05f4ca74b1da

Record ID: NMAI_57593