BERNDT1976_0201

Title: A message stick from the Waburton Ranges Mission held at the Berndt Museum

Description: From catalogue: "Message Stick: Elongate object with rounded sides and rounded ends. it is made from a hard yellow wood, which has been thinly red ochred. It is incised at both ends by five paired rings of curved notches, which are splayed outwards from each other, in e" [text is cut off in spreadsheet from Berndt Museum]

Item type: message stick in a private collection

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Ngaanyatjarra Austlang: A38 - Ngaanyatjarra Glottolog: ngaa1240

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Warburton Ranges Mission; Warburton Ranges Mission is on Ngaanyatjarra country

Institution/Holder file: Berndt Museum object identifier: 1976/0201

Collector: Malot, R. C.

Place collected: Warburton Ranges Mission

Coordinates: 26°07'59.998800"S,126°34'59.998800"E  (-26.133333, 126.583333)

Media copyright: Berndt Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Warburton Mission Station

Data Entry: Piers Kelly