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This short staff was brought to Mackay, Queensland, Australia by John Kwailiu Fatnowna from Malaita in the late 1880s., 1979, courtesy of JCU.
- Title
- This short staff was brought to Mackay, Queensland, Australia by John Kwailiu Fatnowna from Malaita in the late 1880s.
- Description
The family believes that it was a symbol of authority. No similar staff has been found on Malaita. It is on permanent load to the anthropology museum at James Cook University.
- Date
- 1979
- Source
- JCU