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Ritual Funerary Stick

MOA: University of British Columbia

3104/3

Ritual funerary stick. A large, round bundle of plant fibre, wide at bottom and narrowing toward the top, densely wrapped by thin, twisted fibres coloured in wide bands of white, light brown, and dark yellow pigment. Feather down is woven into the fibre in several places, mainly around the midpoint. At top is a smooth stick of forked wood, wrapped into the body of the piece with the twisted plant fibre. It is thickly covered with yellow pigment. Two long handles of twisted fibre are attached either side, at midpoint.

  • Type of Item stick
  • Culture Tiwi
  • Material plant fibre, wood, ochre pigment, feather
  • Measurements height 76.8 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 7.8 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Carole McKnight
  • Received from Carole McKnight
  • Made in Tiwi Islands
  • Creation Date before 1973
  • Collection Date during 1972
  • Ownership Date before April 9, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on April 9, 2015
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3104/0003

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