GML_Au3677

Title: A message stick from North-West Australia held in the Grassi Museum Leipzig (GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig)

Description: Botenstab mit Einladung zum Jagd [Message stick with an invitation to hunt]. The stick belongs to the collection of the Grassi Museum Leipzig, catalogue Au 3677 SKD online catalogue: "Botenstab - Botenstab mit Einladung zur Jagd" (Google translate: Messenger staff - messenger staff with an invitation to hunt)

Message: Invitation for hunting

Date Created: 1924

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem SKD online catalogue: terminus ante quem 1920

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 given simply as “North-West Australia”, however the stick has "Gnalluma" written on it, just under the object number. Ngarluma 29.2.24 NR: According to SDK online catalogue: "the message stick is associated with Western Australia, people: Gnattuma"

Dimension 1: 195mm Dimension 2: 15mm

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date 1924

Institution/Holder file: The Grassi Museum Leipzig object identifier: Au3677 (Au 03677)

Collector: Bought from Émile Clement (Clement, Dr. Emile Louis Bruno (1844-1928))

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

Media copyright: The Grassi Museum Leipzig

Notes on coordinates: Ngarluma linguistic area per Bowern’s Google Earth coordinates map. Gnalluma = Ngarluma.

URL institution: https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/1541528

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman