EMB_VI_4697

Title: A message stick from Western Australia held in Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

Description: Botenstab Original description from EMB catalog: "drgl., stellt den Ablauf eines Schiffbruchs dar und gibt den richtigen Weg an. "Bombarra". Ausfaht (Anker), Richtung Herfahrt(?), Lang aß(?), Riff, Schiff, (2) Mann über Bord, (1 und 3) Verankerung. 15,65 cm lang, Nord West Roebourne, Australien. " Translation: "[Message stick], represents the course of a shipwreck and indicates the right path. "Bombarra". Anchor, Direction Herfahrt (?), Long ate aß(?), Reef, Ship, (2) man overboard, (1 and 3) Anchoring. 15.65 cm long, North West Roebourne, Australia" (JB).

Message: «Boat is shipwrecked on the reef in Ngarluma Country. Man overboard»

Date Created: 1882

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional

State/Territory: WA

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

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Roebourne, Western Australia. Roebourne is in Ngarluma country.

Cultural region: WA_Pilbara

Dimension 1: 160mm Dimension 2: 15mm Dimension 3: 15mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: carved

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin object identifier: VI 4697

Collector: Carl Ludwig Sahl

Coordinates: 20°46'51.200400"S,117°08'38.799600"E  (-20.780889, 117.144111)

Media copyright: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Roebourne

Notes: Katalog: "weight <0,1 kg Depot/Studio (Südsee und Australien)/ S:4" Handwriting recognition is by Anneke Hamann. IMPORTANT: For handwriting analysis see 'Notes:' for EMB_VI_4696

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly