MusV_X_037626

Title: A message stick held in Museums Victoria

Description: Summary: "This message stick is incised with different designs on both sides. There is a trace of a green or blue colour evident on some lines on both sides." MV object description, PDF: "An ellyptical shaped section of wood rounded at one end and squared off at the other end. It is incised with geometric patterns on both sides. It has traces of blue or green colour."

Date Created: 1930

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem (registered 21 March 1930)

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional_context

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Yan-nhangu Austlang: N72 - Yan-nhangu Glottolog: yann1237

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_east

Dimension 1: 170mm Dimension 2: 40mm Dimension 3: 15mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: 1926 - 1930

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: MV_Item_X_37626 X 37626

Collector: Reverend Thomas T. Webb

Place collected: Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

Coordinates: 12°06'12.801600"S,134°54'39.398400"E  (-12.103556, 134.910944)

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Milingimbi

URL institution: https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/192465

Notes: From MusV spreadsheet data: X 037626, Message stick, Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, 1930, Registered Webb, Reverend Thomas Theodor (Donation, 21 Mar 1930) Rev T.T. Webb Collection Milingimbi Northern Territory Original register: "37626. Message Stick, "Darparr-min-ti-mirri" MusV ComSecondaryComments: "Local name of 'Darparrminjimuri' probably is 'dharrpa' = in this instance wood with 'minytji' = mark/symbol/design (Per L. Allen Nov 2013). Access changed to Open after consultation at Milingimbi in July 2014. (L Allen 2014)" "Local name of 'Darparrminjimuri' probably is 'darrpa' = snake + 'minytji' = mark/symbol/design (Per L. Allen Nov 2013). Access changed to Open after consultation at Milingimbi in July 2014. (L Allen 2014)" PK: Note this odd repetition is in the original document.

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Data Entry: Julia Bespamyatnykh, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski