MusV_X_038687

Title: A message stick from Rum Jungle in Museums Victoria

Description: MusV object description, PDF: "A rectangular shaped section of wood incised with geometric patterns on both sides. One end is carved to in a handle like form with a hole is drilled through."

Date Created: 1931

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem (registered 10 March 1931)

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: NT

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is the Rum Jungle locality, Northern Territory

Dimension 1: 245mm Dimension 2: 25mm Dimension 3: 10mm

Materials: wood

Date collected: 1931-03-10 (date registered)

Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 38687

Collector: Dr Raymond (purchased from)

Place collected: Rum Jungle

Coordinates: 13°01'41.700000"S,130°59'11.500800"E  (-13.02825, 130.986528)

Media copyright: Museums Victoria

Notes on coordinates: Approximate coordinates for the Rum Jungle locality, Northern Territory, per Google maps. Wikipedia: Rum Jungle or Unrungkoolpum is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 105 kilometres south of Darwin on the East Branch of the Finniss River and it shares a boundary with Litchfield National Park. It is 10 kilometres west of Batchelor.

Notes: MusV data: "X 038687, Message stick, Rum Jungle, North, Northern Territory, Australia, Registered Raymond, D (Purchase, 10 Mar 1931) Rum Jungle Northern Territory " Original register: "38687. Same as No. 38683 [Message Stick]"

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski, Nitzan Rotman