SAM_A_64474

Title: A message stick held in the South Australian Museum

Description: Message stick, wooden, long, burnt on design, light coloured wood, Pitjatjantjara style; part of the collection of the South Australian Museum According to SAM original register - "Stick, wooden, burnt incisions, bi-pointed"

Date Created: 1976

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 “Australia”. It therefore cannot be a associated with a linguistic area.

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date registered: 12. Mrz 1976

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-64474

Collector: Couper Black, Dr E. According to SAM original register - Dr. E Cooper Black

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes: 23.10.23 NR: According to SAM original register the description is "Stick, wooden, burnt incisions, bi-pointed".

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman