Description
Ian's Art & Design, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Published [No date: circa 1990]. Wraps, 28 pp; 21 cm; illustrated throughout with black-and-white line drawings and a distribution map of Australia.
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In Very Good condition. Yellow and black illustrated paper wraps show mild shelf wear. Staple bound; binding tight. Interior pages clean and unmarked, with a small distributor's label to the copyright page.A compact illustrated guide to the Australian Aboriginal boomerang. Covers the origins and Dreamtime mythology of the boomerang, the principal types (returning, hunting, club, and hooked), their distribution across the Australian continent (including Y-shaped, U-shaped, and crossed forms), throwing and catching instructions, throwing techniques, an international directory of boomerang associations, and the associated hunting implements of Aboriginal material culture.Contents: Introduction; Dreamtime - The Boomerang; Types of Boomerangs (Returning, Hunting, Club, Hooked); Distribution of Boomerangs (Y-shaped, U-shaped, X-boomerang); Boomerang Throwing and Catching Instructions; Boomerang Associations (International); Do You Know?; Throwing Techniques; Associated Hunting Implements.