Jack Byham was one of Australia's most well known boomerang manufacturers. He was a real 'Crocodile Dundee' who spent a lot of time with the Aborigines. Jack made boomerangs and throwsticks using traditional Aboriginal methods and many of his products are mistaken for Aboriginal artifacts. Jack is most famous for his commercial boomerang products that spanned a half century from the Olympic Games in Melbourne (1956) through the 1990s. Jack made exceptional throwsticks and natural elbow boomerangs that are in high demand by Australian collectors.

This very large boomerang was made out of a natural elbow from a nearly flawless piece of Mulga hardwood. The upper surface was decorated by Jack Byham with pyrographic Aboriginal art, similar to that of what is found on Aboriginal boomerangs from the Yalata Mission. This is probably the most valuable boomerang ever made by Jack Byham. At the conclusion of the 1981 USA/Australia, Jack went out of his way to make this boomerang as a special gift for David McNamee of Uncle Toby's Oats in appreciation for his sponsorship of the first international competition. The upper suface has the words " Made Expressly For David McNamee Uncle Toby's Oats in Appreciation ". The underside has the inscription " Mulga Jack Byham Pres. BAA Cobram 1982 ". What a wonderful piece of history and a beautiful collectable.