An Australian Aboriginal term for a non-returning throwstick — a flat, curved wooden implement used for hunting. Unlike a boomerang, a dowak is not designed to return to the thrower. It is an authentic item from Australian Indigenous culture, used in hunting and sometimes warfare.
The museum display included several dowaks alongside the better-known boomerangs, with explanatory notes on their different uses.
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(Australian) A non-returning throwstick.
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