amsd_01115

Title: A message stick sold on eBay

Item type: message stick from a private sale

Notes: From seller tarook22: "Era: 1950s. a Large poker work message stick. Unusual item in terms of size. Pokerwork and incised on one surface and slight incised on the reverse." eBay item number:164435611992 PK inquired about provenance. The reply from seller: " New message from: tarook22 (730Purple Star) Hi there, I purchased this with a group of other tribal items at auction a few years back. I don’t know who the previous owner was. It’s clearly an aboriginal item as evidenced by the pokerwork and the incising. I’ve estimated the age as 1950s based on all the other aboriginal items I have collected over the years. Kind Regards Brent"

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly