GML_Au940b

Title: A message stick from Queensland held in the Grassi Museum Leipzig

Description: 4 Botenstäbe aus Holz mit Kerbschnitzerei [4 message sticks made of wood with notches cut on their surface]. The message sticks are in the collection of the Grassi Museum Leipzig under the catalogue number Au 940 a-d

Date Created: 1908

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: QLD

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Cooktown, Queensland

Dimension 1: 105mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date 1908

Institution/Holder file: The Grassi Museum Leipzig object identifier: Au940b

Collector: Bought from: Herman Klaatsch

Coordinates: 15°28'33.398400"S,145°14'45.099600"E  (-15.475944, 145.245861)

Media copyright: The Grassi Museum Leipzig

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Cooktown, Queensland, per Google maps

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman