Lake Condah Aboriginal Mission Incised Club
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Important incised club, Lake Condah Aboriginal Mission, Victoria, carved and engraved hardwood (with custom stand) Lake Condah Mission station was established in 1867 as a church of England Mission, approximately three kilometres from the Lake. The Lake Condah area in South Western Victoria was home to the Kerrupjmara people prior to European occupation. The station was closed in 1919 after the government assumed control. Length 79.5 x 4.5 cm. Provenance: Collected 1921 by William Charlton Hedditch (1884-1970) Norma Stuchberry, Dartmoor, Victoria. Private collection, South Australia
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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