A monumental Australian aboriginal throwing club, crafted from a very hard wood It dates to the early 20th century.

Incised longitudinal fluted design with a pitch coated handle.

Condition: Very Good condition.

Dimensions: 26.5 inches in length

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History:
The throwing stick or throwing club is a wooden rod with either a pointed tip or a spearhead attached to one end, intended for use as a weapon. A throwing stick can be either straight or roughly boomerang-shaped, and is much shorter than the javelin. It became obsolete as slings and bows became more prevalent, except on the Australian continent, where the native people continued refining the basic design. Throwing sticks shaped like returning boomerangs are designed to fly straight to a target at long ranges, their surfaces acting as airfoils. When tuned correctly they do not exhibit curved flight, but rather they fly on an extended straight flight path. Straight flight ranges greater than 100 meters have been reported by historical sources as well as in recent research.
(Thank you Wikipedia).

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