TWO ABORIGINAL BOOMERANGS

Old Men carved their boomerangs in preparation for battle. They were Dreamtime Men and they sat carving boomerangs so that they could go and attack other Old Men.
Boomerangs have many uses. Boomerangs are fighting weapons. Thrown at each other by combatants, medium-weight boomerangs are a deadly weapon, but for close quarter skirmishing, large boomerangs up to two metres tall can be used as fighting sticks.They are also weapons for hunting birds and game, such as emu, kangaroo and other marsupials. The hunter can throw the boomerang directly at the animal or make it ricochet off the ground.  In skilled hands, the boomerang is effective for hunting prey up to 100 metres away.

Australian Aborigine
Wood, end of 19th, beginning of 20th century. Size: 81 and 68 cm. Good condition.

Price: € 750,- (Left one sold)