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title: The Steel Boomerang from Southern India
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15165/the-steel-boomerang-from-southern-india/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Steel Boomerang from Southern India

_Authored by Unknown_

## Image File

[![The Steel Boomerang from Southern India](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15165.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15165.jpg)

## Image Caption

A photo of *Valari,* a native hunting weapon, also known as Indian Boomerang used by the ancient warrior clans of the south of the Indian Peninsula also known as Ancient Pandya country. Forged steel. Created in the mid 19th century. Located in Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

## Bibliography

- [V&A Explore The Collections](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O452581/boomerang-unknown/ "V&A Explore The Collections"), accessed 20 Jan 2022.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Unknown. (2022, February 21). The Steel Boomerang from Southern India. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15165/the-steel-boomerang-from-southern-india/>
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Unknown. "The Steel Boomerang from Southern India." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15165/the-steel-boomerang-from-southern-india/>.
### MLA
Unknown. "The Steel Boomerang from Southern India." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Feb 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15165/the-steel-boomerang-from-southern-india/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O452581/boomerang-unknown/) by **Unknown**. Submitted by [Vijay Pandian](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/vijaypandian/ "User Page: Vijay Pandian"), published on 21 February 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.