Coordinates WGS8415°28'S, 145°15'E
-15.47, 145.25

AMus_E013404

Title: A message stick informing of one being sick, held in the Australian Museum

Description: Message or letter stick [ref reg]; Oblong, rounded ends. Incised longitudinal bands which cross each other, are infilled with grids, hatching and cross-hatching [ref LC]; Condition: Complete. Mould [ref LC].

Message: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Message or letter stick given me by a Morehead R. gin, at the 8 Mile, Cooktown, whose brother "by these presents" had sent word to say that he was sick (35 & 36) are probably portions of 1 stick [ref reg]; Same message as E.13402-3, which Roth thinks are portions of same stick. Part of message involving E.13401 and E013404 [ref LC];"

Creator of Object: Mus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Message or letter stick given me by a Morehead R. gin" Sender: brother Messenger: "Message or letter stick given me by a Morehead R. gin"

Date Created: 1898

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional

State/Territory: QLD

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Lamalama Austlang: Y136 - Mbarrumbathama Glottolog: lamu1254

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Cooktown, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "REGION: Cape York; ...at the 8 mile, Cooktown [ref reg]; The 8 mile, Cooktown, Queensland [ref LC]"

Dimension 1: 118mm Dimension 2: 27mm Dimension 3: 14mm

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: 1898 Accession date: 24 March 1905

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E013404

Collector: Purchased by: Roth, Dr Walter Edmund

Coordinates: 15°28'19.898400"S,145°15'7.898400"E  (-15.472194, 145.252194)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Cooktown, Queensland, per Google maps.

URL institution: http://collections.australianmuseum.net.au/amweb/pages/am/Display.php?irn=3431&QueryPage=/amweb/pages/am/AdvQuery.php&history_depth=-2&preferred_mm_irn=40407

Notes: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Same message as E.13402-3, which Roth thinks are portions of same stick. Part of message involving E.13401 and E013404 [ref LC];"

Media Files:

Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman

Related Entries: AMus_E013401, AMus_E013402