Aboriginal Coopers Creek Fighting Boomerang
#153092

Aboriginal Cooper’s Creek, Lake Eyre Basin, Northeastern South Australia. An extraordinary, very large, heavy fighting boomerang. Crème de la crème. Outside of the South Australian Museum, and a few other important international collections, there is little to compare with this very rare boomerang. Extensive totemistic designs from a master artist’s hands. Dark, thick patina. Some nicks and specks of white paint acquired along the way. Tiny holes towards each end, possibly put there by early collector. One end resharpened a bit long ago. A very small chip on the other end. 19th century. Exceptional and extremely rare.

Weight: 1.5 g / 3 lbs 4 oz
Length tip to tip: 126 cm / 49 ¾ in
Width: 7 cm / 2 ¾ in
Thickness: 3 cm / 1 ¼ in


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