Paddle depicting two ancestral beings in dugout canoe

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attributed to Muŋgurrawuy Yunupiŋu
Gumatj clan, Yolŋu people, Northern Territory
c.1905 – 1979

Paddle depicting two ancestral beings in dugout canoe
1948 or 1952
natural ochres on carved wood
Currently on display, Gallery 1
Place made
Yirrkala, northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Medium
natural ochres on carved wood
Dimensions
135.0 cm (length)
Credit line
Gift of Charles P. Mountford 1957
Accession number
AA642
Media category
Decorative Arts
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander