Title: A message stick from Esperance Bay in Museums Victoria
Description: Message stick, Esperance Bay, Southwest (Western Australia), Western Australia, Australia, pre 1890, Registered. Forrest, Honourable John (Purchase, 10 Nov 1890) Mirning Esperance Bay Western Australia
Date Created: 1890
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: message stick in a collection
Notes on linguistic areas: Original register says: Esperance Bay. WA. Wowanda-Minung Tribe.
Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: kuntal ('Cundle')
Institution/Holder file: Museums Victoria object identifier: X 75904; X 075904
Media copyright: Museums Victoria
Notes: MusV data: "X 075904, Message stick, Esperance Bay, Southwest (Western Australia), Western Australia, Australia, pre 1890, Registered Forrest, Honourable John (Purchase, 10 Nov 1890) Mirning Esperance Bay Western Australia" 21.11.21 PK: Checked register with RM. "Message stick (Cundle) found unregistered in collection. No. 83 Written on artifact. Esperance Bay. WA. Wowanda-Minung Tribe."
Data Entry: Piers Kelly