MusV_X_105236

Title: A commissioned Yorta Yorta message stick in Museums Victoria

Description: MV object description, PDF: "Flat, rectangular section of Red Gum wood, with both ends notched. Side 1: Carved - stippled background with sinuous line pattern carved at centre. Side 2: Carved - geometric chevron pattern edged at both ends with stippled effect as background, single gumleaf carved at centre." X 105236, Message stick, Yorta Yorta, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, Jul 2013, Registered [DDX 6518] Patten, Mr John - Museum Victoria:Artist (Commission, 21 Aug 2013) Yorta Yorta Bundjalung Sunbury Victoria

Creator of Object: John Patten

Date Created: 2013

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem (registered 21 August 2013)

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: replicative_artistic

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Sunbury

Dimension 1: 224mm Dimension 2: 45mm Dimension 3: 6mm

Materials: wood

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 105236

Collector: Commissioned from John Patten by MV.

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes: MusV data: "X 105236, Message stick, Yorta Yorta, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, Jul 2013, Registered [DDX 6518] Patten, Mr John - Museum Victoria:Artist (Commission, 21 Aug 2013) Yorta Yorta Bundjalung Sunbury Victoria "

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski