NMVW_RV_764_4

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