Boomerang
(c. 1903)
Medium
wood
Measurements
65.6 × 22.1 × 1.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation in memory of Jeannie Gunn by Cate Lewis and Angela Berry, Members, 2004
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Roper River, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2004.319
Department
First Nations Australia
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