SAM_A_3849

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

Description: Ten message sticks connected by string from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1918

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

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: unknown

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Larrakia Austlang: N21 - Larrakia Glottolog: lara1258

Notes on linguistic areas: The message sticks were collected Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. They are not necessarily Larrakia objects.

Cultural region: TopEnd

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 1911-1918

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-3849

Collector: Donated by: Foelsche, Paul

Coordinates: 12°27'49.399200"S,130°50'39.598800"E  (-12.463722, 130.844333)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Darwin City, per Google maps.

Notes: AR: SAM register checked. "'Manmurgmah'" written in remarks column. The number reference to associated papers ("Series No") is semi-legible; possibly pencil used or later erased?

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski, Nitzan Rotman