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A message stick is a form of communication traditionally used by Indigenous Australians. It is usually a solid piece of wood, around 20-30cm in length, etched with angular lines and dots.

The Australian national broadcaster, ABC, calls both its Indigenous online and television components Message Stick in recognition of this custom.

Traditionally, message sticks were passed between different clans and language groups to establish information and transmit messages.

They are often commonly called letters by Aboriginal people. Traditionally, they were transmitted by mailmen, who would travel hundreds of kilometres to deliver them.

Donald Thomson, recounting his journey toArnhem Land after the Caledon Bay Crisis, writes of Wonggu sending a message stick to his sons, at that time in prison, to indicate a calling of a truce. In etched angles, it showed people sitting around a fire, at peace.

External Links

Peterson, Nicholas, Donald Thomson in Arnhem Land, Melbourne University Press ISBN 0522850634 *Message Stick TV
Message Stick Internet

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-'''Bark painting''' is an [[Australian]] [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] art-form which is done on the interior strip of a [[bark|tree bark]]. This is a continuing form of artistic expression in [[Arnhem Land]] and other regions in the [[Top End]] of Australia including parts of the [[Kimberley region of Western Australia]]. Traditionally, bark paintings were produced for instructional and ceremonial purposes and were transient objects. Today, they are keenly sought after by collectors and public arts institutions.
+A '''message stick''' is a form of [[communication]] traditionally used by [[Indigenous Australians]]. It is usually a solid piece of wood, around 20-30cm in length, etched with angular lines and dots.
-The material of choice is the bark from [[Stringybark]] (''Eucalyptus tetradonta''). Earth pigments - or ochres - in red, yellow and black are used and are mineral oxides of iron and manganese. White pipeclay, or calcium carbonate, is also used. Ochres may be fixed with a binder such as PVA glue, or in the old days, with the sap or juice of plants such as orchid bulbs.
+The Australian national broadcaster, [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], calls both its Indigenous [[online]] and [[television]] components ''Message Stick'' in recognition of this [[custom]].
-==Notable Aboriginal bark painters==
+Traditionally, message sticks were passed between different clans and [[List of Indigenous Australian group names|language groups]] to establish information and transmit messages.
-Notable bark painters include:
-*Yirawala
-*[[John Mawurndjul]]
-*[[Djawa]]
-*Binyinyuwuy
-*Munggurrawuy Yunupingu
-*Paddy Dhathangu
-*[[Wandjuk Marika]] (also a noted [[didgeridoo]] player)
-*Lofty Bardayal Nadjamerrek
-you are gay and joseph is gay shithead
-==External links==
+They are often commonly called ''[[letters]]'' by [[Aborigines|Aboriginal people]]. Traditionally, they were transmitted by [[mailmen]], who would travel hundreds of kilometres to deliver them.
-*[http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/bark.php Aboriginal Art] - Bark paintings
+[[Donald Thomson]], recounting his journey to[[ Arnhem Land]] after the [[Caledon Bay Crisis]], writes of Wonggu sending a message stick to his sons, at that time in prison, to indicate a calling of a truce. In etched angles, it showed people sitting around a fire, at peace.
-{{painting-stub}}
+==External Links==
-[[Category:Australian Aboriginal art]]
+*Peterson, Nicholas, ''[[Donald Thomson]] in Arnhem Land'', Melbourne University Press ISBN 0522850634 *[http://www.abc.net.au/message/tv/ms/ Message Stick TV ]
-[[Category:Painting techniques]]
+*[http://www.abc.net.au/message/ Message Stick Internet ]
+[[Category: Indigenous Australians]]