THORPE1926P423

Title: Photo of a message stick from W.W.Thorpe's "Aboriginal message sticks" (1926)

Description: Photo of message stick on p. 423 of “Aboriginal message sticks” by W. W. Thorpe

Date Created: 1926

Notes on date created: terminus ante quem

Item type: image of a message stick (artefact missing)

Linguistic area 1: Chirila: Ngayawangka Austlang: A30 - Ngadawanga

Notes on linguistic areas: The message stick is associated with Lake Way District, East Murchison, Western Australia. This places it in Ngayawankga (Ngadawanga) country

Sources:

The Australian Museum Magazine 2 (12):423-425.

Thorpe, W. W. 1926. “Aboriginal message sticks.”

Institution/Holder file: The Australian Museum

Coordinates: 26°46'0.300000"S,120°21'13.701600"E  (-26.76675, 120.353806)

Media copyright: The Australian Museum

Notes on coordinates: Coordinates for Lake Way, Western Australia

Media Files:

Data Entry: Olena Tykhostup, Piers Kelly