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...

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Published in:Journal of material culture
Main Author: Kelly, Piers (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2019]
In: 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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