Fish hook
before 1968
Medium
wood, shell, bone, fibre
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria in memory of Stanley Gordon Moriarty by Jean McKay Moriarty, Fellow, 1979
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Accession Number
O115-1979
Department
Pacific Art
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