This hunting boomerang, or throwstick, was made out of a dense desert hardwood, similar to Mulga but with a grain structure similar to Silky Oak. I acquired this boomerang in 1991 from an artifact vendor in Perth, Western Australia. This vendor 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 century. The lower surface has the McAlpine number " 1260 " printed on a small splash of white paint. The surfaces are smoothed and probably finished by the scraping of wet surfaces with stone tools. Metal tools may have been used to finish the airfoils, 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.