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Title: A message stick sold on ebay

Item type: message stick from a private sale

Notes: eBay item number:175674023544 Description from seller godstick: "Description: A small old Aboriginal message stick. This is a genuine old finely incised message stick that I got from a collection in Victoria. It is clearly old, and the incising is quite complicated. Measurements: 18 x 1.5 cm. Weight: 33g. Condition: Good condition – please check the photos. " PK wrote to seller about provenance and received this reply on 05.04.2023: : "Hi, I don’t have much information about this piece. But the collector I got it from had bought a lot of stuff from the Blacks Museum in Mt Gambier. It’s definitely an old piece and guaranteed to be a genuine message stick. Cheers Scott

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly