SAM_A_35723

Title: A message stick held in the South Australian Museum

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1946

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Central Australia”. It therefore cannot be a associated with a linguistic area.

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: March 1946

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-35723

Collector: Donated by: Smith, Dr W. Ramsay; collection of

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: According to SAM original register: "Said that an expedition into Central Australia disturbed and took possession of certain stones connected with religious rites. This stick has a bearing on the subject." 19.10.23 NR: Checked SAM original register - no new information, except the one mentioned above.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman