SAM_A_62598

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

Description: Message stick from the South Australian Museum

Date Created: 1971

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem (registered 6 Dec 1971)

Item type: message stick in a collection

Subtype: unknown

State/Territory: NT

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Anindilyakwa Austlang: N151 - Anindilyakwa Glottolog: anin1240

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia

Cultural region: TopEnd_tiwi

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: 1971-12-6 (date registered)

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-62598

Collector: Donated by: Perriman, H.L.

Coordinates: 14°03'11.264400"S,136°36'44.694000"E  (-14.053129, 136.612415)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Chirila centroid coordinates for Anindilyakwa

Notes: See correspondance and memo (11.11.1971) to Director from which direction for registration largely taken. AR: Checked against SAM register. Updated dates.

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly, Alexandra Roginski