Gunyan (Sand crab)
(c. 1969)
Medium
earth pigments on Stringybark (Eucalyptus sp.)
Measurements
46.2 × 28.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jim and Rene Davidson, 1980
© The Estate of Narritjin Maymuru, courtesy of Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, Yirrkala
Gallery location
Gallery 2
Ground Level, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Yirrkala, Northern Territory
Accession Number
O.8-1980
Department
First Nations Australia
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