amsd_00085
Title: Sketch of the obelisk in Camperdown featuring a representation of a message stick (1886)
Description: Sketch of the obelisk in Camperdown, designed by James Dawson. It features a representation of a message stick under a boomerang and club. Reproduced from an 1886 article in 'Australian Town and Country Journal'.
Date Created: 1886
Item type: fictional message stick
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the sketch of the obelisk is Camperdown, Victoria
Source types: newspaper article
URL institution: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71065972
Notes: This is not a message stick but a representation of one by James Dawson. It is included in this database in order to help trace the cultural history of message sticks.
Media Files:
Data Entry: Piers Kelly