A LARGE FIGHTING BOOMERANG, COOPERS CREEK, LAKE EYRE BASIN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA/QUEENSLAND LATE 19TH CENTURY |

Dr. Tony Shinkfield, Adelaide
Private Collection, Adelaide
Acquired from the above by the present owner

There is an old natural hole at the top of the boomerang approximately 5 cm from the top. There are hairline cracks down the reverse of the boomerang and a battle scar stretching horizontally across the bottom, reverse of the boomerang. There is also a crack to the reverse of the boomerang approximately 5cm long in a u-shape from the bottom of the boomerang with a chip just below this crack to the edge. The boomerang is mounted on and sold with a custom made stand. There doesn’t appear to be any visible evidence of repair or restoration.
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