stick
- Museum number
- Oc1900,0723.56
- Description
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Commemorative stick, message stick, of wood. Ornamented with incised lines and coloured red.
- Production date
- 19thC(late)
- Dimensions
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Height: 10.80 centimetres
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Width: 1.20 centimetres
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Depth: 1.20 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Register slip comment:
'Stick cut to commemorate the death of a little daughter'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1972-1982 23 Jun-28 Feb, London, BM, Museum of Mankind, The Aborigines of Australia
2015-2016 27 Nov-28 Mar, Canberra, National Museum of Australia, Encounters
- Acquisition date
- 1900
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1900,0723.56
