MusV_X_101198

Title: A message stick from the Central Desert, Northern Territory, in Museums Victoria

Description: MV object description, PDF: "Wood carved and pokerwork message stick. Stick is cylindrical with tapered pointed ends, surface has been decorated with designs in bands across the width of lines and dots in an irregular pattern; stick is light brown in colour."

Date Created: 2003

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem (date of donation in online register, as captured by PK, was 22 March 2003)

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Desert Central, Northern Territory

Motifs: surface has been decorated with designs in bands across the width of lines and dots in an irregular pattern

Dimension 1: 342mm Dimension 2: 35mm Dimension 3: 35mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: carved and pokerwork

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 101198

Collector: Ann Crawford

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes: MV PDF: 2003–03–22 (donated) 2005–08-08 (registered) MusV data: "X 101198, Message stick, Desert Central, Northern Territory, Australia, Registered [DDX 3882] Crawford, Mrs Ann:Donor (Donation, 22 Mar 2003) Northern Territory "

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski