Boomerang
(c. 1905)
Medium
wood, cane
Measurements
21.2 × 63.7 × 1.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Eric Moorhead, 1980
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
north-eastern Queensland, Queensland
Accession Number
O.3-1980
Department
First Nations Australia
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