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Object Number
22-29-70/D1699
Display Title
Letter stick announcing death of relative
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, wood, rectangular, incised parallel designs both ends one side
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Kimberley
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Mary River; West Kimberly
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 2.1 x 0.8 cm (6 7/16 x 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-1699; 16
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Badenach
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Walter Badenach
(1922)
Donor
Mrs. Walter Badenach
(1922)
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