Title: A message stick held in the Museum of Cultures Basel (MKB, Museum der Kulturen Basel)
Description: MKB register: "Stab: Botenstab" (Google translate: "rod: messenger staff")
Date Created: 1934
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: message stick in a collection
State/Territory: Northern Territory
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Australia/Northern Territory”. It therefore cannot be associated with a linguistic area.
Date collected: 1934
Institution/Holder file: Museum of Cultures Basel (Museum der Kulturen, Basel) object identifier: Va 599
Collector: Consignor: Thomas Theodor Webb
Media copyright: Museum of Cultures Basel (Museum der Kulturen, Basel)
URL institution: https://www.mkb.ch/docroot/pdf/MKB-Bestandesliste-Va-Australien_2022_1-MB.pdf
Notes: 11.3.24 NR: collecting institution URL leads to "Inventory list for Australia (PDF)". You'll have to search for the item number.
Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman