SAM_A_44668

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

Description: Message stick in shape of lizard, 'Bije' the Jiritja moiety goanna, the collection of the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1953

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem; 1953-03-20

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: unknown

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Dhangu Austlang: N192 - Dhangu Glottolog: dhan1270

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Yirrkala, Northern Territory, Australia. Linguistic area is inferred from Yirrkala

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_east

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-44668

Collector: Exchanged, Waterman, Dr & Mrs R.A.

Coordinates: 12°15'10.000800"S,136°53'30.001200"E  (-12.252778, 136.891667)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Yirrkala

Notes: AR: Checked against SAM register. Date updated.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski