Description:

Oceania, Western Australia, Aboriginal peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved wooden boomerang meant for hunting rather than for display. The body is gently curved and ready to be thrown, with the wider end being slightly longer than the slender end. The obverse side is slightly convex, with both ends pointed and smooth, and the verso exhibits a similar smoothness to its surface as well. Aboriginals made tools and airfoil weaponry from a variety of different woods known for their high density, heavy weight, and sturdy construction. The use of hunting boomerangs was described by the explorer Francis Barrallier in 1802, when he wrote that indigenous Aboriginal 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: 20.7" L x 2.625" W (52.6 cm x 6.7 cm)

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

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#154750

  • Condition: Nicks to peripheries and a couple of stable hairline fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth patina throughout.

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