MusV_X_027253

Title: A message stick from northern Australia in Museums Victoria

Description: MusV object description, PDF: "A cylindrical section of wood incised with designs." Original register. "Date Received: 1921, March 22nd. Reg. no.: 27253. Message stick. Locality: From the Victoria, Roper and Prince Regent Rivers, N. Territory"

Date Created: 1895

Notes on date created: c. 1895 – MusV PDF MusV PDF: "Primary Comments.

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is according to the MusV PDF: "From the Victoria, Roper and Prince Regent River, N.T."

Dimension 1: 620mm Dimension 2: 15mm Dimension 3: 10mm

Materials: wood

Date collected: c. 1895

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 027253

Collector: MV PDF: "Collected by the late Jos. Bradshaw about 25 years ago. (Register)"

Place collected: MV PDF: "From the Victoria, Roper and Prince Regent River, N.T."

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes: MusV data: X 027253, Message stick, Northern Australia, Australia, Registered Bradshaw, Mrs Joseph (Donation, 22 Mar 1921)

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski