| Coordinates WGS84 | 12°28'S, 130°51'E -12.46, 130.85 |
Title: A message stick from Darwin in the Berndt Museum
Description: From catalogue: "Probably a message stick or ceremonial stick of some kind. Is unlike other comparable Arnhem Land message sticks - (see neighbouring cards) both in form and design the motifs being very much like those used on similar New Guinean objects. ie. either it originally came from New Guinea or was an aboriginal attempt to encorporate New Guinea design." "Unusual decorated stick with four faceted sides and a knob at one end. It is probably a message stick or ceremonial stick of some kind, but is quite unlike comparable Arnhem Land message sticks in both form and design. The motifs are much more like those"
Item type: message stick in a private collection
Subtype: unknown
Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Larrakia Austlang: N21 - Larrakia Glottolog: lara1258
Notes on linguistic areas: Darwin
Cultural region: TopEnd
Collector: Woolfe, J.
Coordinates: 12°27'48.200400"S,130°50'44.199600"E (-12.463389, 130.845611)
Data Entry: Piers Kelly