Message Stick
Ivan NAMIRRKI: artist
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This is sent by a messenger who, because he is the bearer of news, is protected from ambush or attack. The continuous set of cuts on one side represents the number of people who will be sent to the ceremony. The few cuts on the other side represent the number of days and the track to be followed. The interpretation by Namirrki - 1)about a ceremony 2) we will send many men, 3) what about you? cuts: many - number of people: few-track, number of days.
Title
Message Stick
Artist/Maker and role
Ivan NAMIRRKI: artist
Medium
ochres on wood
Measurements
21 x 2cm
Credit line
Purchased through the Western Australian Government, 1988
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1988/0491