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Death message stick
Object Number 32-68-70/D4057
Display Title Death message stick
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, wood, curved, one end pointed, incised designs and face
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / Gascoyne
Additional Geographic Terms Gascoyne Tribe
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16.7 x 2.9 x 1.5 cm (6 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/4057
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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