AGWA1988_0473

Title: Ironwood Message Stick made by Bob APUATIMI

Description: AGWA description: "This type of message stick was used long before modern communication to convey news and messages. The panels acted as reminders to the message bearer. Declan Apuatimi painted in the traditional style."

Creator of Object: Bob APUATIMI (Australian)

Date Created: 1967

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: replicative

Dimension 1: 193mm Dimension 2: 16mm

Materials: ochres on ironwood

Institution/Holder file: The Art Gallery of Western Australia object identifier: 1988/0473

Media copyright: The Art Gallery of Western Australia Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988, The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia

URL institution: https://collection.artgallery.wa.gov.au/objects/9922/ironwood-message-stick

Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman