Title: A message stick held in the Australian Museum
Date Created: 1984
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 given simply as “Australia”. It therefore cannot be associated with a linguistic area.
Source types: museum collection
Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum object identifier: E079240
Media copyright: The Australian Museum
Notes: REGISTER
Date: 30 May, 1984
Item: MESSAGE STICK
Pl. of Acquis.: [None]
Pl. of Fabric.:
Pl. of Attrib.: CENTRAL AUSTRALIA Don.: B. L. C. STOYLES
History: FOUND UNREGISTERED IN COLLECTION OCTOBER 1979
Description: WOODEN MESSAGE STICK; RUDDLED; INCISED & SCRIMSHAW DESIGN; TAPERING TO BOTH ENDS, SECTION SIRCULAR
Dimensions: LENBTH: 24cm
Condition: COMPLETE
Disposal:
Remarks: WRITTEN ON LABEL ON LABEL IN F. D. MCCARTHY'S HAND WRITING: PRES. B. L. C. STOYLES UNREGIS.'. [signature] 30/5/1984
OTHER NOTES
Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh