BM_Oc1942_03_3

Title: A message stick held in the British Museum

Description: BM online catalogue: Message stick, of wood. Round in section and sharpened at both ends with incised and pecked decoration.

Date Created: 1920

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Western Australia”. It therefore cannot be associated with a linguistic area.

Dimension 1: 190mm Dimension 2: 23mm Dimension 3: 20mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: incised

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: 1942 (Obtained about: 1920)

Institution/Holder file: The British Museum object identifier: Oc1942,03.3

Collector: Donated by: Mrs B F Buck Curator's comments: "Ornament, message stick?, made of wood. Round in section and sharpened at both ends with incised and pecked decoration." Acquisition notes: "Register information: 'All obtained about 1920'."

Media copyright: The British Museum

URL institution: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=496630&partId=1&searchText=message+stick&page=1

IRN: EOC19191

Notes: 30.11.23 NR: checked against BM online catalogue.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Nitzan Rotman