This hunting boomerang, or throwstick was made out of Mulga, a dense desert hardwood. I acquired it from a British collection that was sold at a major auction house in London in 1985. The collection tag said it was made in the late 19^th or early 20^th centuries. The wood is very dark and the bend and tips have streaks of light colored wood. The surfaces are smoothed and probably finished by scraping of wet surfaces with stone tools, but there are signs of metal tool use in a couple of places, so it is of hybrid construction. This hunting boomerang is in mint condition and without any cracks or damage. No fine art on this one. This is a functional tool used by Aborigines who did not use modern weaponry.