Description:

Oceania, Australia, found in South Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. 1900 to 1940s CE. A lengthy boomerang intended for hunting, hand-carved from gorgeous dark hardwood, with the natural bands in the wood highlighted by the form. 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. Incised linear, ovoid, and helix-form motifs decorate the obverse face, perhaps reflecting the hunter's personal taste. The use of hunting boomerangs was 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." Size: 2.45" W x 28.75" H (6.2 cm x 73 cm); 30" H (76.2 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection; ex-private Sydney, Australia collection

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  • Condition: Wood is weathered, notably at the terminals. Tiny scratches from surface commensurate with age but otherwise in very nice condition with rich patina.

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