Boomerang : behind an Australian icon / Philip Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Philip, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boomerangs.

Boomerangs--History.

Boomerangs--Social aspects.

boomerangs.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

134 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 17 x 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Kent Town, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2004.

Summary:

The Aboriginal boomerang has become a mysterious, almost magical, object in the European imagination. But in the process many of its remarkable qualities have gone unnoticed. Theses qualities have made the boomerang a key element in the successful adaption of Aboriginal societies to the harsh Australian environment.

An extensive pictorial guide to the unique Australian icon, the Aboriginal boomerang. Expert on Aboriginal culture Philip Jones covers everything from the physics of the boomerang to how to make your own.

Contents:

Karli: the boomerang / Abie Jongala

Map

Preface

Antiquity

Boomerang Dreamings: Purlka-purlkarlulu: Old Men Dreaming; Yuduyudulya and the left-handed boomerang; Boomerang Dreamings from the Lake Eyre region; Boomerang Dreamings gallery

Making boomerangs

How boomerangs fly

The many uses of the boomerang

A boomerang tour of Australia

Boomerangabilia

The Boomerang;s erratic flgiht

Boomerang bibliography.

Notes:

"First published 1996. Reprinted and revised 2004"--verso title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-134).

ISBN:

1862543828

9781862543829

OCLC:

156397783