GML_Au943e

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

Description: 8 Botenstäbe aus rotfärbigem Holz mit Kerbschnitzerei [8 message sticks made of red-colored wood with carvings on their surface] The message sticks are a part of the collection of the Grassi Museum Leipzig, catalogue Au 943

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: 95-125mm

Materials: wood

Techniques: red-colored

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition date 1908

Institution/Holder file: The Grassi Museum Leipzig object identifier: Au943e

Collector: Bought from: 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: Absolute coordinates for Cooktown, Queensland, per Google maps

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman