This hunting boomerang, or throwstick was made out of a dense hardwood, possibly Jarrah. I acquired this boomerang in 1990 from the Barclay Gallery in Mt. Clemens, Michigan The shape is similar to the hunting boomerangs found in the Central Desert region. It is fluted along the entire length of the upper surface. The fluting is broken with a single band about 1/4 of the way to the wider end. The handle endalso lacks fluting. Both of these characteristics are found on Western Desert hunting boomerangs. Also, the wood appears to be Jarrah which is found in the Western Desert region. The lower surface was chisled into shallow dimples with an adze. Both sides have red ochre rubbed into the surface. It was probably made in the late 19th or early 20th Centuries based on color and construction method. It is in very nice condition with only a small number of small edge dings as shown in the photos.