SAM_A_3853

Title: A message stick from Northern Territory 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

Subtype: traditional_context

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Binbinka Austlang: N138 - Binbinka Glottolog: binb1242

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is MacArthur River, Northern Territory, Australia. See museum note in Notes below. We assume that this is the part of the river close to Borroloola, and thus Binbinka is the linguistic area.

Cultural region: TopEnd

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 1911-1918

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-3853

Collector: Donated by: Stretton, W.G.

Coordinates: 16°05'0.898800"S,136°19'17.601600"E  (-16.083583, 136.321556)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Macarthur River (point assigned to a large bend near Borroloola)

Notes: See Specimen Documentation File for notes by J. Bradley on Borroloola material. AR: SAM register lists 6 specimens, with a note that "5 specimens re-numbered 44048 to 44052". 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

Related Entries: SAM_A_44048, SAM_A_44049, SAM_A_44050, SAM_A_44051, SAM_A_44052