| Coordinates WGS84 | 21°58'S, 138°37'E -21.97, 138.61 |
AMus_E013417
Title: A message stick made by Sandy, asking to bring up pituri as soon as possible in exchange for spears and boomerangs
Description: Message or letter stick [ref reg]; Message stick [ref LC] Cigar-shaped, ends pointed. Entire stick incised with crosses, concentric chevrons and hatching [ref LC]; Condition: Complete. Mould. 1 point chipped, blunted [ref LC].
Message: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Message or letter stick, From' Sandy' - a Glenormiston boy at Carrandotta to 'Kangaroo' of Roxburgh, asking him to bring up 'pituri' as soon as possible. He having plenty of spears and boomerangs in exchange; Carandotta 1903 [ref reg];
Creator of Object: Mus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Message or letter stick, From' Sandy' - a Glenormiston boy at Carrandotta"
Date Created: 1905
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: message stick in a collection
Subtype: traditional
State/Territory: QLD
Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Warluwarra Austlang: G10 - Warluwarra^ Glottolog: warl1256
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Carandotta, Channel Country, Queensland. AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "REGION: Channel Country; Carandotta [ref reg]; Carandotta, Queensland [ref LC]"
Dimension 1: 104mm Dimension 2: 11mm Dimension 3: 10mm
Source types: museum collection
Date collected: Acquisition date: 1903 Accession date: 24 March 1905
Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E013417
Collector: Purchased by: Roth, Dr Walter Edmund
Coordinates: 21°58'16.298400"S,138°36'53.200800"E (-21.971194, 138.614778)
Media copyright: The Australian Museum
Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Carandotta Station, Queensland, per google maps. Wikipedia: Carandotta Station, most commonly referred to as Carandotta but often spelled as Carrandotta, is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Queensland, Australia. It is within the localities of Carrandotta and Piturie in the Shire of Boulia.
Media Files:
Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman