AKERMAN2014P212

Title: An Iwaidja message stick described by E.C. Stirling in 1891

Description: Akerman: "Appendix 4. Ei-wa-ja (iwaidja) artefacts, Port Essington District, extracted from the E. C. Stirling Word list 1891. South Australian museum Archives. Modern orthography by Bruce Birch and Nicholas Evans, and checked by Reuben Aramunika and Illijili. Feb. 2007. Transcribed from a copy of the handwritten original out by Kim Akerman. The notes are reproduced as in the original. January 2006. [...] 53. Message stick Name: wurrungie-burrungie (5) Modern orthography: warranjibarranji Notes: Message stick said to be a request for a lubra to go the sender. K. A. [Kim Akerman] presumes it is decorated with the listed ochres. [Red ochre, yellow, white] p212

Message: «bring the woman to me»

Date Created: 1891

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: positive text reference

Subtype: traditional

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Iwaidja Austlang: N39 - Iwaidja Glottolog: iwai1244

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Port Essington

Cultural region: TopEnd_cobourg

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: warranjibarranji ("wurrungie-burrungie")

Coordinates: 11°21'38.001600"S,132°09'11.998800"E  (-11.360556, 132.153333)

Notes on coordinates: Exact coordinates for Port Essington

Data Entry: Piers Kelly