Macassan prau
(c. 1945)

Mandiga Lalara

Medium: earth pigments on Stringybark
Measurements: 20.8 × 32.8 cm
Place/s of Execution: Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory
Accession Number: 1996.498
Department: First Nations Australia
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Gabriella Roy, Member, 1996
© Mandiga Lalara
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: A Macassan prau is represented against a plain black ground. The prau has a cloth sail and rigging and is manned by a lone oarsman. The image is outlined with white and is decorated with parallel lines and dashes.