Description:

Oceania, Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An attractive boomerang hand-carved from a hardwood and etched with various stylized geometric motifs - a wonderful zigzag pattern with triangular forms in the negative space and striated frets at either end. The gentle curve of this iconic airfoil weapon allows it to be aimed and thrown with ease, and its stone-smoothed surface facilitates a smooth flight. Boomerangs are iconic symbols of the Aboriginal culture. The use of hunting boomerangs was colorfully described by the explorer Francis Barrallier in 1802, when he wrote that indigenous people throw it, "making it revolve on itself, and with such a velocity that one cannot see it … only the whizzing of it is heard." A beautiful example replete with fine form and artistry. Size: 23.375" L x 2.625" W (59.4 cm x 6.7 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

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#154749

  • Condition: Minor nicks around peripheries, with very light encrustations within some incised details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.

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