SAM_A_51554

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

Description: Wooden message stick with burnt on markings from the collection of the South Australian Museum; a pair with A51553

Date Created: 1958

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given simply as “Central Australia”. It therefore cannot be a associated with a linguistic area.

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 22. Jul 1958

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-51554

Collector: Donated by: White, Mrs M.B.; from the estate of Captain S.A. White

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: 20.10.23 NR: Checked SAM original register - no new information.

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman