digging stick; club (general & multipurpose)

Yam digging stick, made from a single piece of wood with a rough point at each end.

Long straight stick with both ends coming to a round point. Medium-dark wood with naturally lighter colour particularly evident on one side along the centre. Thin translucent twine (possibly fishing line) tied snugly around about a third of the way along the stick. There are some patches of shiny residue, possibly an old adhesive.

Label: Old exhibition label, reading 'WOMAN'S DIGGING STICK, FOR / GRUBBING UP YAMS. ALSO USED / AS A CLUB. CENTRAL AUSTRALIA'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
24.15
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 906 mm x 330 mm; overall: 905 mm x 35 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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