NMS_A_1946_162

Title: A message stick/board held in the National Museums Scotland

Description: Wooden board, possibly a message stick, with incised curvilinear, possibly foliate designs on one side, and designs and hatching possibly indicating zoomorphic or anthropomorphic decorative markings on the other side: Australia, Western Australia, probably Dampierland Peninsular, Bardi, mid 19th century

Notes on date created: mid 19th century

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: Australia, Western Australia, probably Dampierland Peninsular, Bardi. Associations - Fiji, Polynesia

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The National Museums Scotland object identifier: A.1946.162

Collector: Collection - Oceania

Media copyright: The National Museums Scotland

URL institution: https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/board/340156

Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman