EMB_VI_22533

Title: A message stick from Champion Bay held in Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

Description: A message stick held in Ethnologisches Museum Berlin, and reproduced by Virchow (1882, p.33, Fig.7), and Ratzel (1894, p.317, Fig.01) Original description from EMB catalog: "Botschaftshölzchenl,L. 13,8 cm. Champion Bay." Translation: ”Message stick, L. 13,8 cm. Champion Bay." (JB).

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: WA

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Champion Bay

Dimension 1: 138mm Dimension 2: 25mm Dimension 3: 10mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: carved

Institution/Holder file: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin object identifier: VI 22533

Collector: Ferdinand von Mueller (per Virchow, Rudolf. 1882. "Australische Botenstöcke." Zeitschrift für Ethnologie 14:33-35.)

Coordinates: 28°45'42.998400"S,114°36'55.198800"E  (-28.761944, 114.615333)

Media copyright: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Champion Bay, Western Australia, per Google maps Wikipedia: Champion Bay is a coastal feature north of Geraldton, Western Australia, facing the port and city between Point Moore and Bluff Point.

Notes: Katalog: "weight <0,1 kg Depot/Studio (Südsee und Australien)/ S:4"

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman