PRM_1900_20_7

Title: A message stick from the Oakover River at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Description: Carved wooden passport

State/Territory: WA

Notes on linguistic areas: he origin of the message stick is Western Australia Oakover River

Term for 'message stick' (or related) in language: marben

Institution/Holder file: Pitt Rivers Museum object identifier: 1900.20.7

Collector: Field collector Emile Louis Bruno Clement (uncertain) PRM source Emile Louis Bruno Clement

Coordinates: 20°43'45.998400"S,120°40'32.998800"E  (-20.729444, 120.675833)

Media copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum

Notes on coordinates: Random coordinates on the Oakover River, near Nullagina District, per Google maps. Wikipedia: The Oakover River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman