EMB_VI_4700

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

Description: Zählstab Original description from EMB catalog: "Stab mit 7 Einkerbungen, 14 cm lang, Australien. Der Stab, welche hier gezeichnet ist, fehlt. Statt dessen trägt ein länger[er] wie es scheint europäisch[er] Stock, mit mehr Kerben d[er] Nr. 4700. vergl[eichbar] Lett/Lest el. Pl. 1(???)" Translation: "Stick with seven notches, 14 cm long, Australia. The stick which is drawn here is missing. A longer seemingly European stick with more notches carries a Nr. 4700 instead " (JB).

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 West Roebourne, Australia

Cultural region: WA_Pilbara

Dimension 1: 200mm Dimension 2: 20mm Dimension 3: 20mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: carved

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: Ethnologisches Museum Berlin object identifier: VI 4700

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

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Data Entry: Piers Kelly