NMA1987_0050_0266

Title: A message stick from Queensland held in the National Museum of Australia

Description: Oblong, truncated wooden message stick incised with a spiral triangular design overall.

Creator of Object: Unknown

Date Created: 1987

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: QLD

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia

Dimension 1: 170mm Dimension 2: 20mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The National Museum of Australia object identifier: 1987.0050.0266

Collector: Enid Bowden collection Date acquired by NMA: 1987

Coordinates: 16°30'56.498400"S,139°24'18.201600"E  (-16.515694, 139.405056)

Media copyright: The National Museum of Australia

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Mornington Island, Queensland, per Google maps

URL institution: http://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/ce/message%20stick?&object=36338

IRN: 36338

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman