Throwing stick/Boomerang

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Culture/People: Hopi Pueblo
Previous owner: Valdemar T. Hammer (V. T. Hammer), Non-Indian, 1869-1935
Possible seller: Valdemar T. Hammer (V. T. Hammer), Non-Indian, 1869-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Valdemar T. Hammer (1869-1935, a Connecticut manufacturer and collector of Egyptian antiquities); purchased by MAI in 1933, possibly from Valdemar Hammer.
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Place: Arizona; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/4835
Barcode: 184835.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6431cf153-7775-4bc5-9ac3-c1742ddff41a

Record ID: NMAI_197706