Boomerang · Australia, Riverine · ID: 3040162
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Size
L: 76 cm
L: 29.9 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, hook-shaped, on both sides covered by incised lines, cross fluted on either end, slightly dam.;
the Australian boomerang eliminated the need to carry a number of different tools. It was used as a knife, a hammer or club, a digging tool, for making fire by friction, for musical accompaniment as a percussion instrument - as well as its main function as a hunting or fighting weapon. Beyond their obvious utilitarian functions, Aboriginal boomerangs often serve as objects of social and religious significance.