Not currently on display at the V&A

Boomerang

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Gujarat (made)

Carved wooden boomerang of simple undecorated design.


Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Boomerang
Materials and techniques
Carved wood
Brief description
Carved wooden boomerang, used by the Koles for hunting game, Gujarat, mid 19th century. Ex India Museum. Egerton 3.; boomerang, katariya; Arms, wood, Gujarat
Physical description
Carved wooden boomerang of simple undecorated design.
Dimensions
  • Length: 68.6cm
  • Width: 4.7cm (max.)
Gallery label
Boomerangs katureea: (three); wood, undecorated; length on outer curve 34, 29, 29 ins; Kole tribe, Gujarat 2761 I.S.(pre 1993)
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Object history
As originally arranged and displayed in Exhibition Road Indian Museum galleries until 1955, with some additions while in storage, case F.695
Historical context
Used by the Koles [sic] for hunting game like hares, wild boar etc.
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Association
Koli
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.78
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 78, Cat. 3
Other numbers
  • 003 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 9136-'55 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
2761:3/(IS)

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Record createdMarch 27, 2014
Record URL
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