EC1904PL5FIG4_5

Title: A message stick collected by Emile Clement

Description: Clement (1904): "140. Marben, passport like 139; but with different ornamentation: groups of diagonal and zigzaglines and numerous little holes. L. 42; diam. ± 3,3cm. [Inv. No. 1207/21]. Gnalluma-tribe. Pl. V, fig. 4 & 5 (unrolled)."

Item type: image of a message stick (artefact missing)

State/Territory: WA

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Ngarluma Austlang: W38 - Ngarluma Glottolog: ngar1287

Cultural region: Pilbara

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: marpan ('marben') = passport

Coordinates: 21°23'4.200000"S,117°03'48.499200"E  (-21.3845, 117.063472)

Notes on coordinates: Chirila coordinates for Ngarluma

URL source 1: https://archive.org/details/international16inte

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly