| Coordinates WGS84 | 24°20'S, 151°34'E -24.33, 151.56 |
AMus_E013398
Title: A message stick giving authority to demand a fishing net, held in the Australian Museum
Description: Small, circular stick; deeply incised so most of bark cut away, resulting in 2 colours - reddish brown & light yellow brown where hatching occurs. (ref LC); Condition: Complete. Stick cracked one end. Mould. (ref LC).
Message: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Given me by old 'Peter' as an authority for me to demand a fishing net from his wife at Miriam Vale, Gladstone;"
Creator of Object: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "old 'Peter'"
Date Created: 1897
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: message stick in a collection
Subtype: traditional
State/Territory: QLD
Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Gureng Gureng Austlang: E32 - GOORENG GOORENG Glottolog: gure1255
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Miriam Vale, Bundaberg, Queensland. AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "REGION: Bundaberg; Miriam Vale, Gladstone [ref reg]; Gladstone, Queensland [ref LC]"
Dimension 1: 91mm Dimension 2: 11mm Dimension 3: 7mm
Source types: museum collection
Date collected: Acquisition date: 1897 Accession date: 24 March 1905
Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E013398
Collector: Purchased by: Roth, Dr Walter Edmund
Coordinates: 24°19'43.701600"S,151°33'37.900800"E (-24.328806, 151.560528)
Media copyright: The Australian Museum
Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Miriam Vale, Queensland, per Google maps. Miriam Vale is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
Media Files:
Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman