SAM_A_61403

Title: A message stick from Arnhem Land asking permission for marriage before the missionary would perform service

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Message: Register says: 'Asking permission for marriage before Missionary would perform service at mission station.'

Date Created: 1968

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem; accessioned on 14 October 1970. Register days it was purchased from Mrs. E. Carpenter, and "Vide docket M.D. No. 223 1968"

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: traditional

State/Territory: NT

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. Not precise enough to localise. From catalogue: "Australia, Northern Territory, Arnhem Land"

Cultural region: TopEnd_arnhem_unlocalisable

Source types: museum collection

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-61403

Collector: Purchased from: Carpenter, Mrs E.; formerly part of Simpson Newland collection

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: SAM has images but permission not yet secured: SAM-A61403_Front.tif SAM-A61403_Notation.tif SAM-A61403_Reverse.tif AR: Checked against original SAM register. No new information

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski