Marrka (Shield)
(c. 1900)

Unknown

Medium: earth pigments on wood (Gyrocarpus sp.)
Measurements: 82.5 × 18.5 × 7.5 cm
Place/s of Execution: Dampier Land, Western Australia
Accession Number: 2011.177
Department: First Nations Australia
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2011
Public domain
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Gallery location: Not on display
Physical description: Zig-zag (ramu) pattern originates from Dampierland peninsula (Broome to Cape Leveque).