NMA1993_0047_0224

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

Description: A cylindrical, oblong wooden message stick with a design of spiralling ribbons and triangles in two bands over the surface, with a very fine dotted infill and a burnished surface overall.

Creator of Object: Unknown

Date Created: 1993

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Watjarri Austlang: A39 - Wajarri / Wadjarri Glottolog: waja1257

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Murchison, Western Australia, Australia. This places it in Watjarri country.

Dimension 1: 185mm Dimension 2: 20mm

Materials: wood

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The National Museum of Australia object identifier: 1993.0047.0224

Collector: Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Date acquired by NMA 1993

Coordinates: 26°08'6.601200"S,116°10'28.999200"E  (-26.135167, 116.174722)

Media copyright: The National Museum of Australia

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Murchison proper

URL institution: http://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/ce/message%20stick?&object=53764

IRN: 53764

Notes: According to NMA: "The Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection comprises 260 Aboriginal artefacts including weapons, ornaments and stone implements. The Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection comprises a wide range of artefacts from all mainland states and the Northern Territory. Henry Krips was a symphony orchestra director and his work often took him and his wife Luise to Europe and Great Britain where they would purchase artefacts for their collection and bring them back to Australia."

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Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly