Certified Aboriginal Art Artist Boomerang 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane Australia

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100% Certified Aboriginal Art Artist Signed Authentic Boomerang 2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane Australia
This is an amazing authentic and certified genuine aboriginal art hand painted boomerang from the 2001 Goodwill Games held in Brisbane, Australia in September 2001.  THe back features two stickers, one from the Goodwill Games, and the second that certifies this wooden boomerang is a 100% Australian Authentic handmade product P/L #0024.  It is hand painted and signed on the front by the Aborignal Artist, "Ray".  The design features a Kangaroo, a flat tail bird, and two circles with tails.
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980's.  In 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other Western countries to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, an act reciprocated when the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries, with the exception of Romania, boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Like the Olympics, the Goodwill Games were held every four years and had a summer and winter component.  The Summer Goodwill Games occurred five times, between 1986 and 2001, while the Winter Goodwill Games occurred only once, in 2000.  They were cancelled by Time Warner, which had bought ownership in 1996, due to low television ratings after the 2001 games in Brisbane which was the fifth and final edition of the international multi-sport event.  The competition was held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 9 September 2001, ending two days prior to September 11th, 2001. A total around 1300 athletes took part in 14 sporting competitions.
Measures 18.5 inches long by 2.5 inches wide