Carved wooden pointing stick

Made:
1881-1925 in Australia

Carved wooden pointing stick, double-barbed, with hair string attached by gum, covered with red pigment, from Central Australia, 1881-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A201465
Materials:
wood, hair, string and resin
type:
human remains, human hair and pointing stick
credit:
Wellcome Trust