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Object Number
32-68-70/D4055
Display Title
Message stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved wood, cylindrical with rounded ends, incised design
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Western Australia
/
Mid West
/
Paynes Find
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 1.3 x 1.2 cm (5 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D4055; 799
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Museum Improvements Fund, 1932
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-68-70/D4039 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Nullagine District
| |
| 32-68-70/D4054 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Nullagine District
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4661 | Wooden incised message stick 7 1/2" long |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Western Australia
| |
| 51-33-70/3227 | Wood message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49486.2 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Queensland
| |
| 51-33-70/3229 | Wood message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 32-68-70/D4045 | Death message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 51-33-70/3228 | Wood message stick |
Ornament
|
Australia
| |
| 11-2-70/83906 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Northern Queensland
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49486.3 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Queensland
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 96-25-70/49486.4 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Queensland
| |
| 32-68-70/D4011.7 | Message stick |
Ornament
|
Yandilm Station
|