Singing stick

Museum number:
11-2109
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.638
Description:
Singing-stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white, and ocher.
Donor:
William Lloyd Warner
Collection place:
Yirrkala, Northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Culture or time period:
Yolngu people (N117.1)
Collector:
William Lloyd Warner
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Percussion sticks
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1929
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1961-1962 #54: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George A. Pettitt (March 20, 1962–March 21, 1962), S1962-1963 #50: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George A. Pettitt (March 27, 1963–March 27, 1963), S1963-1964 #79: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George A. Pettitt (April 15, 1964–April 15, 1964), and S1965-1966 #66: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/George A. Pettitt (February 25, 1966–February 25, 1966)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Singing stick, accession number 11-2109, described as Singing-stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white, and ocher.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Singing stick, accession number 11-2109, described as Singing-stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white, and ocher.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Singing stick, accession number 11-2109, described as Singing-stick totem emblem (ranga); wood; painted designs in yellow, white, and ocher.

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