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Object Number
967-71-70/4661
Display Title
Wooden incised message stick 7 1/2" long
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden incised message stick 7 1/2" long
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, cylindrical with tapered ends, incised design, cracked
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 18.9 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (7 7/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-71-70/4661; W. Australia / message stick
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1967
Provenance
Collector
Russell H. Harris
Seller
Donated by
Dr. Stephen Williams
(12/12/1967)
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Nullagine District
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| |
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Australia
| |
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Ornament
|
Northern Queensland
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Ornament |
Queensland
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Western Australia | |
|
Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49486.2 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Queensland
| |
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Ornament
|
Australia
| |
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Ornament
|
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49486.3 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Queensland
|