Title: A message stick in the J.S. Battye Library, State Library of Western Australia
Description: Fairbairn Family Artefacts, SLWA description: Rottnest Island, February 1912. Baueljara to his wife [,] Jandain is with [his wife] Jimini
Message: Jandain is with [his wife] Jimini
Creator of Object: Sender: Baueljara Recipient: wife of Baueljara
Date Created: 1912
Place Created: Wadjemup
Item type: message stick in a collection
Subtype: traditional
State/Territory: WA
Collector: Daisy Bates
Notes: NOTES ON ALL FAIRBAIRN/BATES OBJECTS See the following sources: Bates, Daisy. 1912. "Native decorative art." Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), 30 March 1912, 14. Accessed 12 November 2024. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37416858. Barrington, Robin. 2015. Who was “Big George”?: An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts. Sydney: Curtin University PhD dissertation. Also search for book 'Aboriginal Health and History: Power and Prejudice in Remote Australia' by Ernest Hunter? Check if there are relevant details in this, possibly not.
Data Entry: Piers Kelly