wooden rod with silver stripes
- Title:
- wooden rod with silver stripes
- Collection:
- Selections from the Cornell Anthropology Collections
- Donor:
- Laura Holmberg
collected by Lauriston Sharp
- Date:
- modern
- Country:
- Australia
- ID Number:
- Anthr1999_003_0026_01
- Old Catalog Number:
- 999.3.26
- File Name:
- Anthr1999_003_0026_01.jpg
- Culture:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
Australian - Style/Period:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Work Type:
- rods (object genre)
- Materials/Techniques:
- wood
aluminum foil - Subject:
- Australian Aboriginal (culture and style)
- Measurement:
- 0.34 x 93 (centimeters, width x length)
- Description:
- shaft is slightly bowed
carved design at one end
the carved end has many parts shaved off, but still has circular appearance- there are 4 "stairsteps before reaching the tip
other end moderately sharpened
silver stripes made from aluminum foilstripes are in a pattern of 7-3-6 from the bottom to the top
the stick itself was stained with med/tar?
the bottom tip shows early signs of wear - Archival Collection:
- Yir Yoront ethnographic collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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