Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains and the manners and customs of modern savages (1892)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 482
ng like a very rude wooden sword. Itis used both in the chase and in war. It is grasped at one endin the right hand, and is thrown sickle-wise, either upwards intothe air, or downwards so as to strike the ground at some dis-tance from the thrower. In the first case it flies with a rotatorymotion,… … Boomerang. 446 THE BOOMEEANG. height in the air, it suddenly returns in an elliptical orbit toa spot near its starting-point. On throwing it downwards onthe ground, it rebounds in a straight line, pursuing a ricochetmotion until it strikes the object at which it is thrown. Birdsand small animals…
Archaeology · Indigenous peoples
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