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Title: A message stick listed for sale on eBay

Description: Early Aboriginal message stick. Believed to have been collected around Central Queensland. I don’t know what type of timber has been used but it is very heavy weighing 2.3 kg. Cravings quite deep. Measurements: 797mm long x 70mm wide x 55mm thick I'm selling off my fathers private collection which includes other Indigenous pieces so please feel free to check out my profile with my other items!

Item type: message stick from a private sale

Notes: eBay item number:173455614244 listed by: laghunt_5 Correspondence 7 August 2018: "Hi, Unfortunately I can’t mate - he purchased this piece from someone who claimed to believed it was from Central Queensland but was not sure on any dates or time periods. No idea on what tribe used or created the message stick either unfortunately. Thanks Luke" "Hi, Dad brought this from a private collector around 20 years ago ..The collector told him it come out of central Queensland .He brought some stone axes and other weapons from the same person ., The man has since passed away ,Sorry I cant be more help on this piece Regards Luke "

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly