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Boomerang

Boomerang
 (c. 1903)

Medium
wood
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
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
wood
Measurements
65.6 × 22.1 × 1.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Roper River, Northern Territory
Accession Number
2004.319
Department
First Nations Australia
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
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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