AMus_E029638

Title: A message stick from Western Australia held in the Australian Museum

Description: Photo of message stick on p. 423 of “Aboriginal message sticks” by W. W. Thorpe

AMus spreadsheet Oct 2022: " E029638 11 Nov 1925 message stick COMMUNICATION & MEDIA Australia Western Australia Mid West Lake Way Dist, E. Murchis'n [ref reg] Purchase Connelly, Mr John Francis"

Date Created: 1925

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: WA

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Ngayawangka Austlang: A30 - Ngadawanga

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Lake Way District, East Murchison, Western Australia. This places it in Ngayawankga (Ngadawanga) country

Sources:

The Australian Museum Magazine 2 (12):423-425.

Thorpe, W. W. 1926. “Aboriginal message sticks.”

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Registration Date: 11-11-1925

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E029638

Coordinates: 26°46'0.300000"S,120°21'13.701600"E  (-26.76675, 120.353806)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Lake Way, Western Australia

URL institution: http://collections.australianmuseum.net.au/amweb/pages/am/Display.php?irn=19725&QueryPage=%2Famweb%2Fpages%2Fam%2FQuery.php&highlight_term=message+stick

Notes: REGISTER

Date: Nov 11, 1925

Name or description: Message stick, or "Passport"

Locality: Lake Way District, E. Murchison

How acquired: Purch. J. F. Connelly

References to papers: (see ante)

Destination or remarks: List no. 3 Fig in magazine 1926 [PK: Thorpe, W. W. 1926. "Aboriginal message sticks." The Australian Museum Magazine 2 (12):423-425.]

OTHER NOTES

18.03.2026 PK: Merged with THORPE1926P423

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Julia Bespamyatnykh, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman