SAM_A_68182

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

Description: Message stick made from mulga wood, incised, the South Australian Museum

Creator of Object: Made by Walter Coulthard

Date Created: 1978

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: message stick in a collection

State/Territory: SA

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Adnyamathanha Austlang: L55 - Wailpi Glottolog: adny1235

Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia According to SAM original register - under the 'Tribe or People' field: "Adnyamathanha"

Source types: museum collection

Date collected: Date Collected: 27. Jan 1978 Acquisition Date: 22. Jun 1984 Date registered: 27. Jun 1984

Institution/Holder file: The South Australian Museum object identifier: A-68182

Collector: Transfered by: Aboriginal Heritage Unit

Coordinates: 32°29'35.901600"S,137°46'29.301600"E  (-32.493306, 137.774806)

Media copyright: The South Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Absolute coordinates for Port Augusta, South Australia, per Google maps

Notes: 23.1.23 NR: According to SAM original register - under Tribe or People field "Adnyamathanha"

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Nitzan Rotman