(among Australian Aborigines) a piece of wood carved with symbolic patterns, used as a means of communication between communities.
信息棒（澳大利亚土著携带的刻有符号用以传递信息的棒，也可表明身份）
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Message sticks are an important part of traditional Aboriginal culture.
Symbolism in Aboriginal culture is used in a variety of ways to communicate ideas - making informal markings on sand to illustrate a story; inscribing message sticks with symbols to transfer news between groups.
The students of each of the schools will, with the help of a visiting Aboriginal Artist, paint their reconciliation symbol on the Message Stick Stand.
From ancient times the message stick has been used in Aboriginal culture to call people from different tribes together.