Ritual Funerary Stick Item Number: 3104/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ritual funerary stick. A bundle of plant fibres are densely wrapped by twisted fibres, pigmented in alternating bands of colour in rust brown, white and dark yellow. Small orange, grey and striped white and grey feathers and down are attached along the length of the stick. The body widens slightly downwards, flaring at the end into a wider portion for several centimetres before narrowing sharply to a blunt point.
Item History
- Made in Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia before 1973
- Collected during 1972
- Owned by Carole McKnight before April 9, 2015
- Received from Carole McKnight (Donor) on April 9, 2015
What
- Name
- Ritual Funerary Stick
- Identification Number
- 3104/2
- Type of Item
- stick
- Material
- plant fibre, feather and ochre pigment ?
- Overall
- height 92.8 cm, width 7.8 cm, depth 7.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tiwi
- Previous Owner
- Carole McKnight
- Received from
- Carole McKnight (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
When
- Creation Date
- before 1973
- Collection Date
- during 1972
- Ownership Date
- before April 9, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on April 9, 2015
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3104/0002