NMS_A_1898_459

Title: A message stick held in the National Museums Scotland

Description: Gidya or message stick, comprising a short cylinder of polished wood with seven notches in a row: Australia, Queensland

Item type: message stick in a collection

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The National Museums Scotland object identifier: A.1898.459

Collector: Nelson, Hugh Muir, Sir, 1833 - 1906

Media copyright: The National Museums Scotland

URL institution: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/gidya-message-stick/340154

Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman