TLF ID M006681
A game of accuracy, the throwing of the boomerang (buran) was played by the Jagara (or Jagera) people of south Queensland. A player stood in the middle of the small circle and threw a right-hand boomerang (dunimgi) first. The aim was to make it return as close as possible to the peg (marker) in the middle of the circle. In the next round, the left-hand boomerang (watungi) was thrown. A large boomerang (dikir) was used in high wind and a small boomerang (mwoirnin) was used in light wind. Buran is a competition based on boomerang-throwing accuracy. The Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games resource was developed to provide all Australians with a greater understanding and appreciation of Indigenous culture by celebrating the games that Indigenous Australians have been playing across the country for hundreds of years.