Hopi Boomerang Throwers

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CreatorAlonzo (Lon) Megargee, 1883-1968Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksSociety and CultureSubjectMegargee, LonHopi Indians--Arizona--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.DescriptionHopi Boomerang Throwers is one of fifteen murals painted by Lon Megargee for the Arizona State Capitol from 1913 to 1914. It depicts two Hopi Indians hunting rabbits with boomerangs. After painting stories and landscapes, Megargee chose the topic of a group hunt. Megargee wrote to Governor Hunt in 1913 that he chose the topic of the Hopi Boomerang thrower because he wanted to show "some good action stuff."Date Original1913Date Range1910s (1910-1919)TypeStill ImageOriginal FormatPaintings (visual works)Contributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionLon Megargee PaintingsRights StatementIn Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Copyright and/or publication rights for all images in this collection are retained by this institution. Contact the Arizona Capitol Museum at 602-926-3620 or http://www.azlibrary.gov/museum for further information.

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StateArizonaCountryUnited States

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IdentifierHopi Boomerang Throwers.jpgDate Digitized2010-12-16Digital FormatJPEGDigitizing InstitutionArizona Capitol Museum

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