Coordinates WGS84 | 15°28'S, 145°15'E -15.47, 145.25 |
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.
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