Unknown
Marrka (Shield)
(c. 1900)

Medium
earth pigments on wood (Gyrocarpus sp.)

Measurements
82.5 × 18.5 × 7.5 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2011
Public domain

Gallery location
Gallery 6
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Dampier Land, Western Australia

Accession Number
2011.177

Department
First Nations Australia

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation

Physical description
Zig-zag (ramu) pattern originates from Dampierland peninsula (Broome to Cape Leveque).