MAA_Z15031_A

Title: A message stick held in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (UK)

Description: Two message sticks. A: with burnt designs in yellow. B: with incised designs, into which red paint is rubbed. The exact meaning of these sticks is not understood but they sometimes bear signs corresponding to totemic features of the route followed in transporting them. See remarks in Notes for more info re the 2nd stick.

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Northeast of South Australia, Australia”. It therefore cannot be associated with a linguistic area. According to MAA records: "Found: ?Northeast of South Australia"

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology object identifier: Z 15031 A-B (MAA: Z 15031; Z 15031 A; Z 15031 B)

Collector: Unknown

Media copyright: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

URL institution: https://collections.maa.cam.ac.uk/objects/492695/

Notes: 24.11.23 NR: the MAA record is for two message sticks (Z 15031 A-B). Two records were created in OCCAMS (MAA_Z15031_A & MAA_Z15031_B)

Media Files:

Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman

Related Entries: MAA_Z15031_B