NMA1985_0002_0289

Title: A message stick held in the National Museum of Australia

Description: Cylindrical wooden message stick featuring faceted ends and incised shapes with a dotted infill.

Date Created: 1926

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Dimension 1: 235mm Dimension 2: 25mm Dimension 3: 20mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The National Museum of Australia object identifier: 1985.0002.0289

Collector: Horne-Bowie collection Date acquired by donor (Australian Institute of Anatomy): 1926

Media copyright: The National Museum of Australia

URL institution: http://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/ce/message%20stick?&object=6814

IRN: 6814

Notes: According to NMA: "Bowie was Horne's niece and assisted him with his collecting."

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup