BERNDT1941_0097

Title: A message stick from Ooldea held at the Berndt Museum

Description: Berndt catalogue entry: "bumberau, message stick. Cigar-shaped wooden stick having paired dash notches at intervals, in rows along its length. (No dimensions given on card.)"

Item type: message stick in a private collection

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Mirniny Austlang: A9 - Mirning

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Ooldea

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: pumparawu ("bumberau")

Institution/Holder file: Berndt Museum object identifier: 1941/0097

Collector: Berndt, RM & CH

Coordinates: 30°27'32.900400"S,131°50'8.210400"E  (-30.459139, 131.835614)

Media copyright: Berndt Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Ooldea mission station

Data Entry: Piers Kelly