SAM_A71220

Title: A message stick from Northern Territory held in the South Australian Museum

Description: Wooden, painted message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1998

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: unknown

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is North-east Arnhem Land type, Northern Territory, Australia

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_east

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 16. Dec 1998 Acquisition Date: Nov 1998

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-71220

Collector: Purchased from: Adelaide Antique Auctions, Kent Town

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: AR: Checked against original register. No new information added.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski