Image: Two wooden dance boards from Papunya

Two wooden dance boards from Papunya in the Northern Territory created by the well-known artist Emma Nungarrayi. Both the top and underside surfaces of the boards are slightly convex. The upper surface has red ochre lines and u-shapes on a white ochre background. The smaller shield on the left is 38 cm by 11 cm and the larger shield on the right is 50 cm by 8 cm.

 

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Last Updated: 2 October 2012