Boomerang

The boomerang is one of Australia's most unique and distinctive emblems. Find out how the improbable idea of making such an extraordinary implement have occurred to the Aborigines of Australia.

A weapon of Choice

The boomerang as a toy or souvenir has obscured its original role in hunting.

Hunting Boomerang: a Weapon of Choice
World of The Boomerang
The Boomerang: So Many Forms

How it works

Learn how hunters designed their boomerangs and why they tend to return.

The Boomerang is Curved to Fly
Why a Boomerang Flies
The Returning Boomerang: How It Flies
The Boomerang Returns, Obviously

Studies

Learn more about the history of boomerangs and what's been discovered.

How Europeans Discovered the Aboriginal Boomerang
The Sydney Boomerang in Captain Cook’s Collection?
Sydney Boomerangs?
The Search for the Hunting Boomerang

Boomerang

A weapon of Choice

How it works

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