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Item X 44624 Chokay | Message stick. Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. pre 1900

Local Name

Chokay

Physical Description

A cylindrical section of wood incised with linear designs around the entire surface.

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Object/Medium

Message stick
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1900
Object Measurements

135 mm (Length), 15 mm (Width), 15 mm (Height)
Keywords

Communication
Collection Names

Percival C. Cole Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 44624 Chokay | Message stick. Cairns, Rainforest, Queensland, Australia. pre 1900

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Date Produced

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Type of item

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Category

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