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Throwing stick/Boomerang

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1918 from Jose Cuero (Campo Band of Kumeyaay) by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Campo Band of Kumeyaay
Artist/Maker
Jose Cuero, Campo Band of Kumeyaay
Previous owner
Jose Cuero, Campo Band of Kumeyaay
Collector
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Date created
circa 1910
Object Name
Throwing stick/Boomerang
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved, abraded
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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