BERNDT1990_0009

Title: A message stick or pointing stick from Carnegie Station in the Berndt Museum (two of two)

Description: From catalogue: "The collector showed the two sticks to Professor Elkin, of Sydney University, who identified one as a 'pointing stick', the accuracy of this is not established. They are more like 'message sticks' (JES)." [...] "The stick is elongated and circular in section, with pointed ends. iI is incised with fire markings, which occur in patterns of wavy bands along their lengths, and have dotted patterns between."

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 Carnegie Station, Wiluna

Collector: McCaskill, D. L.

Coordinates: 25°47'45.600000"S,122°58'30.000000"E  (-25.796, 122.975)

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Carnegie Station

Data Entry: Piers Kelly