3 min 4 sec

Taken from the documentary Karli Jalangu – Boomerang Today (2004)

Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G

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Curator’s clip description

The crafting of the number seven boomerang refines what was once a tree stump and root, to create a weapon that is used for both self-defence and hunting. The Elders watch over the work, while telling us how they once used the boomerang to make fire.

Curator’s notes

The making of the number seven boomerang, we begin to understand, is not a hurried process, but one that is measured and multifaceted, in that every step of the procedure has meaning.

Romaine Moreton, curator

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