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Object Number
32-68-70/D4053
Display Title
Wooden sacred object
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, cylindrical with tapered ends, incised design, painted
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms
Canning Stock Route Beyond Wiluna
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 x 2.1 x 2.1 cm (5 13/16 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D4053
Provenance
Collector
Penn Museum
(1896-1931)
Seller
Penn Museum
(4/11/1932-5/9/1932)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4661 | Wooden incised message stick 7 1/2" long |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Western Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4007 | Ornamented wooden pin |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Gascoyne
| |
| 32-68-70/D4039 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Nullagine District
| |
| 32-68-70/D4054 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Nullagine District
| |
| 32-68-70/D4046 | Wooden hairpin |
Ornament
|
Montgomery Islands
| |
| 51-33-70/3227 | Wood message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D4045 | Death message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D4052 | Wooden hairpins |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D4055 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Paynes Find
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D4010 | Sacred board |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Nullagine District
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3976 | Sacred object, churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3973 | sacred object, churinga |
Shaft, modified
Carving |
Northern Territory
|