SAM_A_3821

Title: A message stick from Western Australia held in the South Australian Museum

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1918

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem; 1911-1918

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: WA

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Watjarri Austlang: A39 - Wajarri / Wadjarri Glottolog: waja1257

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Nannine, Western Australia

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 1911-1918

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-3821

Collector: Donated by: Stirling, Dr E.C.

Coordinates: 26°53'6.000000"S,118°20'27.600000"E  (-26.885, 118.341)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Nannine, Western Australia. Nannine is a ghost town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located on the northern bank of Lake Anneen, approximately 35 kilometres south-southwest of Meekatharra, and 735 kilometres north-northeast of Perth.

Notes: 30.8.23 NR: Checked against SAM register. No new information.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Nitzan Rotman