Lot: 75

91 Tribal Art Auction

Classic hunting boomerang

Australia, Central

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
L: 29.7 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, red ochre, stone fluted

The latest scientific research suggests that the rippled incisions may enhance the airfoil capability of the boomerang, in much the same way as the dimples on a golf-ball.


Jones, Philip, Boomerang, Kent Town 1996, p. 87