Title: A message stick held in the National Museum of World Cultures, Netherlands (Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - NMVW)
Description: NMVW online catalogue (Google translate): "Flat oval wooden rod (message stick) or scoring stick in cross-section. The various diamond-shaped figures with the stripes in between have their meaning. Certain messages are conveyed."
Date Created: 1890
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: message stick in a collection
State/Territory: Queensland
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Australia, Queensland”. It therefore cannot be associated with a linguistic area.
Dimension 1: 120mm
Materials: wood
Date collected: Purchased: 29.1.1890
Institution/Holder file: National Museum of World Cultures (Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - NMVW) object identifier: RV-764-4
Collector: Unknown
Media copyright: National Museum of World Cultures (Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen - NMVW)
URL institution: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11840/671024
Media Files:
Data Entry: Nitzan Rotman