AMus_E035388_002

Title: A message stick held in the the Australian Museum

Description: Rectangular wooden object; section bi-convex; linear incisions either end & indentations either side; red, white & yellow ochre [ref LC];

Date Created: 1932

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Arnhem, Milingimbi, Crocodile Island, Northern Territory, Australia. AMus pdf from 24.01.2023: "REGION: Arnhem; Crocodile Island [ref reg]"

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: unknown Accession date: 19 September 1932

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E035388-002

Collector: Donated: Lambert, Miss O

Coordinates: 12°06'12.801600"S,134°54'39.398400"E  (-12.103556, 134.910944)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Milingimbi

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman