Message Stick
Queensland
Australia
not dated
Wood
Overall: 5 13/16 × 9/16 in. (14.8 × 1.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia
51.8.12668
Geography
Place Made: Australia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Communication Artifacts
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
The Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia; acquired by present collection in exchange no. 46, 1951.
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