SAM_A_44057

Title: A message stick held in the South Australian Museum

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1902

Notes on date created: According to the original register: "1902" (but could be a mistake as 1902 is listed for the A-3818 line and not for the A-3819 to A-3829 lines, before separating each record to show only one item.

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Australia”. It therefore cannot be a associated with a linguistic area. Listed as "Aust no locality" in the original register.

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-44057

Collector: Donated by: Maurice, R.T. According to the original register: "Winnecke Collection"

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: 30.8.23 NR: According to the original register "Vide A 3829 (10 specimens) these 9 have been re-numbered, 1 remains as A 3829."

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman