Pointing Stick
P1841
From: Australia | South Australia
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Moku |
| Object Number | P1841 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Dieri |
| Provenience | Australia | South Australia |
| Period | Late Colonial Australia Period |
| Date Made | 1850-1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bone | Gum |
| Description | A pointing stick made of bone. One end comes to a sharp point and the other is covered by a knob of black gum. “To kill by conjuration.” (Catalog Card) “This is usually made from the human radius.” (Collector’s Object List) |
| Length | 14.5 cm |
| Width | 1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. T. Huston, 1907 |
| Other Number | 43 - Other Number |
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