Throwing stick/Boomerang

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Date created: 300 BC–AD 400 (Basketmaker II period)

Culture/People: probably Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Expedition: Hyde Exploring Expedition (1893-1894)
Expedition leader: Richard Wetherill, Non-Indian, 1858-1910
Previous owner: B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933; Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (Frederick Erastus Hyde Jr.), Non-Indian, 1874-1944
Seller: B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected or excavated between December 1893 and March 1894 during the Hyde Exploring Expedition, led by Richard Wetherill (1858-1910) and sponsored by B. Talbot B. Hyde (1872-1933) and his brother Frederick E. Hyde, Jr. (1874-1944); donated to the American Museum of Natural History (New York City) by the Hyde brothers in 1895; withdrawn from the AMNH collection by B. Talbot B. Hyde in August 1909 and lent to the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in conjunction with the George Heye collection there; purchased by George Heye from B. Talbot B. Hyde in February 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Found under Great Natural Bridge; Great Natural Bridge, White Canyon; San Juan County; Utah; USA

See related items: Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Southwest

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/1490
Barcode: 051490.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Throwing stick/Boomerang
Media/Materials: Wood, cordage, yucca fiber, tree pitch/gum
Techniques: Carved, incised, drilled, wrapped, coated
Dimensions: 62 x 15 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625883cac-33d5-4a93-afef-11005a5b6012

Record ID: NMAI_55543