SAM_A_21413

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

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1935

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: NT

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Port Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Acquisition Date: 04. Feb 1935

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-21413

Collector: Stevens, H.W.H.

Coordinates: 12°28'14.998800"S,130°50'53.998800"E  (-12.470833, 130.848333)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Port Darwin, Northern Territory, per Google maps. Wikipedia: Port Darwin is the port in Darwin, Northern Territory, in northern Australia.

Notes: 18.10.23 NR: According to SAM original register - "locality is "Pt. Darwin gaol" (prison). In the remark section - "Obtd. fr. natives of S of Victoria R." (Obtained from natives of South Victoria region?).

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman