Australian message sticks: Old questions, new directions
Message sticks are tools of graphic communication, once used across the Australian continent. While their styles vary, a typical message stick is a flattened or cylindrical length of wood with motifs engraved on all sides. Carried by special messengers over long distances, their motifs were intended...
Published in: | Journal of material culture |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2019]
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Journal of material culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-152 |
RelBib Classification: | BB Indigenous religions KBS Australia; Oceania |
Further subjects: | B
message sticks
B Australia B graphic codes |
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