This rabbit stick was made in the 1960s by a member of the Hopi Indian tribe. It was constructed out of a bent cottonwood elbow and painted in traditional ceremonial colors using contemporary paint. I acquired it in the 1990s from the original collector. It is in excellent condition and it looks like it has never been used. A very uncommon artifact that can be acquired at a low cost because it is only 50+ years of age.

The rabbit stick is unlike the hunting boomerangs made and used by the Australian Aborigines. It does not generate enough aerodynamic lift to travel great distances. Instead, it thrown in such a way that it hits the ground and bounces end over end in a straight line until it hits the rabbit which is usually travelling in a straight line away from the hunter. Cool technology.