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PHOTOGRAPH: MESSAGE STICK BY INDIGENOUS ARTIST SHANE PICKETT, DISPLAYED IN THE SUBIACO MUSEUM

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c. 1990 - 1999

Overview

Colour photograph of 'Symbolic interpretation of a message stick' by Shane Pickett, 1996. Displayed in the Subiaco Museum as part of an exhibition discussing the Aboriginal history of Subiaco which had previously been ignored.

Historical information

See entry for 98.14abc 'Symbolic interpretation of a message stick'.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1999.263

Item type

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

102 mm

Height or length

152 mm

Keywords

Aboriginal - Art

Indigenous History, Reconciliation

Noongar Room At Subiaco Museum

Year

Statement of significance

Historical significance, cultural. Symbolic Aboriginal message stick, part of exhibition on Aboriginal history of Subiaco.
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Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Last modified

Monday, 30 June, 2025

Completeness

94

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