BERNDT2007_0086

Title: A message stick from the Tiwi Islands in the Berndt Museum

Description: From catalogue: "Natural pigments (ochre, white, black) on carved wooden message stick. The item has a convex back and rasp marks across the entire surface, 32.1 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm."

Item type: message stick in a private collection

Subtype: unknown

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Tiwi Austlang: N20 - Tiwi Glottolog: tiwi1244

Cultural region: TopEnd_tiwi

Dimension 1: 321mm Dimension 2: 30mm Dimension 3: 10mm

Institution/Holder file: Berndt Museum object identifier: 2007/0086

Collector: Mount Flora Regional Museum

Coordinates: 11°40'43.784400"S,130°50'7.332000"E  (-11.678829, 130.83537)

Media copyright: Berndt Museum

Notes on coordinates: Chirila centroid coordinates for Tiwi

Data Entry: Piers Kelly