AMus_E053222_002

Title: A message stick from Milingimbi, held in the Australian Museum

Description: 6 Message- sticks [ref reg] (according to AMus pdf from 24.01.2023).

Date Created: 1949

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: NT

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

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: unknown Accession date: 14 February 1949

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E053222-002

Collector: Donated: Commonwealth Govt of Australia & National Geographic Society of America Expedition To Arnhem Land 1948

Coordinates: 12°05'42.000000"S,134°53'34.800000"E  (-12.095, 134.893)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Milingimbi Island, Northern Territory, per Google maps. Wikipedia: Milingimbi Island, also Yurruwi, is the largest island of the Crocodile Islands group off the coast of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman

Related Entries: AMus_E053222_001, AMus_E053222_003, AMus_E053222_004, AMus_E053222_005, AMus_E053222_006