Coordinates WGS8431°59'S, 132°26'E
-31.99, 132.44

MusV_X_009051

Title: A message stick from Fowlers Bay, South Australia, in Museums Victoria

Description: MusV object description, PDF: "Cylindrical, pointed at both ends (register)"

Date Created: 1902

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: SA

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Fowlers Bay

Dimension 1: 670mm Dimension 2: 20mm Dimension 3: 20mm

Materials: wood

Date collected: 1902-03-26 (purchased)

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 9051

Collector: Purchased from Charles Richard. Part of the Charles Richard collection.

Coordinates: 31°59'21.598800"S,132°26'11.400000"E  (-31.989333, 132.4365)

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinated for Fowlers Bay, South Australia, per Google maps. Wikipedai: Fowlers Bay, formerly known as Yalata, is a bay, town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 658 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Adelaide.

Notes: MusV data: X 009051, Message stick, Fowlers Bay, Spencer, South Australia, Australia, Registered Richards, Charles:Donor (Purchase, 26 Mar 1902) Charles Richards Collection Fowlers Bay South Australia Original register: "9051. Message Stick. Length 6 1/2", cylindrical, pointed at both ends. Fowlers Bay, South Australia. Purchaes from C. Richards"

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski, Nitzan Rotman