AMus_E018338

Title: A message stick describing the reply to trying to coordinate a fight at Scrubby Creek, held in the Australian Museum

Description: Oblong message stick; rectangular section; bands of geometrical relief; one side: red wool in some incisions. "Paddy Paddy" written in pencil on stick [ref L C]; Condition: not recorded.

Message: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Message Stick (reply to E 18337); Atherton, Q'ld; Exchange D. Grant; Reply from Jack Gerambey to to Billy Brook,"Cant come down till after Xmas, wait two weeks more me come with the Tully & Cedar Ck boys. Tully boys want spell after big walk. All boys will be at Scrubby Ck to meet you in 2 weeks". Jack Gerambey & Dick Cedar (Kings) [ref Reg];"

Creator of Object: AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "Reply from Jack Gerambey to to Billy Brook"

Date Created: 1910

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Djirbal Austlang: Y123 - DYIRBAL / JIRRBAL Glottolog: dyir1250

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Atherton, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "REGION: Cape York; Atherton, Qld [reference Register]"

Dimension 1: 165mm Dimension 2: 25mm Dimension 3: 10mm

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: unknown Accession date: 25 May 1910

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E018338

Collector: Exchanged: Grant, D

Coordinates: 17°15'53.600400"S,145°29'14.499600"E  (-17.264889, 145.487361)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Atherton

URL institution: http://collections.australianmuseum.net.au/amweb/pages/am/Display.php?irn=4995&QueryPage=%2Famweb%2Fpages%2Fam%2FAdvQuery.php&highlight_term=

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Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Nitzan Rotman