Mid-Century Australian Aboriginal Boomerang with Carved Kangaroos old checkerboard forming a sort of heart

forming a sort of heart that makes this one seem especially fit for Valentine's Day

7" l x 3 3/4" t x 1 7/8" d

including a great head of hair and a few lovingly darned patches to one sleeve and just to the right of his buttoned front

And dreamed of the long dim hair

as 5 cents would have gone quite a ways then

Mid-Century Australian Aboriginal Boomerang with Carved Kangaroos old checkerboard forming a sort of heartI dont know the first thing about how to throw a boomerang, but Id be much more inclined to hang this oneNative Aboriginal Australian and made of mulga woodon the wall, rather than risking sending it (inevitably) through someones window! As you know I am a fan of carvings of all sorts, and love how the instinct to decorate through carving manifests in on objects from most every culture. Here it is three wonderful kangaroos that animate the surface of