AMus_E013412

Title: A message stick held in the Australian Museum

Description: Message or letter stick [ref reg]; Message stick ref LC] Rectangular, squared ends. Widest sides, incised horizontal lines. 1 narrow side, incised crosses, other side, incised cross- hatching. Cross incised in middle, enclosed in horizontal lines, chevron also enclosed [ref LC]; Condition: Complete. Mould. Cracks and chipping [ref LC].

Date Created: 1899

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: QLD

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

Dimension 1: 130mm Dimension 2: 17mm Dimension 3: 13mm

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: 1899 Accession date: 24 March 1905

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E013412

Collector: Purchased by: Roth, Dr Walter Edmund

Coordinates: 14°16'3.000000"S,144°13'1.200000"E  (-14.2675, 144.217)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Bathurst Head, Queensland, per Google maps. Bonzle: Bathurst Head is in north of Queensland on the Coral Sea.

URL institution: http://collections.australianmuseum.net.au/amweb/pages/am/Display.php?irn=3439&QueryPage=%2Famweb%2Fpages%2Fam%2FAdvQuery.php&highlight_term=

Media Files:

Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Nitzan Rotman