BM_Oc1927_0610_13

Title: A message stick from Queensland held in the British Museum

Description: Message stick made of wood.

Message: ‘Before Missus goes home, please send plenty clothes, stockings and boots’. [Bennett has added] ‘Home means England’. (Eth.doc 913)

Date Created: 1927

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional

State/Territory: QLD

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Yirandali Austlang: L42 - Yirandali Glottolog: yira1239

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Lammermoor, Mitchell, Queensland

Dimension 1: 89mm Dimension 2: 9mm Dimension 3: 9mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date: 1927

Institution/Holder file: The British Museum object identifier: Oc1927,0610.13

Collector: Donated by: Mary Montgomerie Bennett Acquisition notes: "Mrs Bennett was the daughter of Mr Robert Christison (see also his collections acquired in 1901 and 1904)." Field Collection by: Robert Christison Curator's comments: "In Eth.doc 913 there is Bennett’s label associated with this object. It gives the following account of the meaning of the marks on this message stick: ‘Before Missus goes home, please send plenty clothes, stockings and boots’. [Bennett has added] ‘Home means England’."

Coordinates: 22°16'30.601200"S,144°34'42.398400"E  (-22.275167, 144.578444)

Media copyright: The British Museum British Museum Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Notes on coordinates: Approximate location of Towerhill Creek

URL institution: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3326182&partId=1&searchText=message+stick&images=true&sortBy=fromDateDesc&page=1

IRN: EOC117520

Notes: 30.11.23 NR: checked against BM online catalogue.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman