This hunting boomerang, or throwstick was made out of Mulga, a dense desert hardwood. I acquired this boomerang in 1991 from an artifact vendor in Perth, Western Australia who was liquidating the famous W. H. Holt/Lord Alastair McAlpine collection. The collection tag said it was made in the late 19^th or early 20^th centuries. The lower surface has the Holt collection ID " H237 " printed on both ends. The McAlpine number " 301 " is printed next to one of the Holt IDs. The wood is very dark, but there is a significant amount of blonde colored wood mixed in and that makes this boomerang very attractive. The surfaces are smoothed and probably finished by scraping of wet surfaces with stone tools. There is also evidence that metal tools were used to finish off the tips, so it is probably of hybrid construction. This hunting boomerang is in very nice condition and without any cracks or damage. This is a functional tool used by Aborigines who did not use modern weaponry.