| Coordinates WGS84 | 21°44'S, 114°56'E -21.74, 114.94 |
amsd_00304
Title: Sketch of a message stick from Western Australia by K. Weule (1915)
Description: Sketch of message stick from Table 1, p. 45, Fig.4, of "Jahrbuch des Städtischen Museums für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig" in "Botenstäbe bei den Buschmännern. Eine südafrikanisch-australische Parallele" by Prof. Dr. K. Weule: "Der in Tafel 1, Fig. 4 nur perspektivisch wiedergegebene Botenstab stammt vom Ashburton-Fluß in Westaustralien, also einer von den Nannine ziemlich weit entfernten Gegend. Der Charakter seiner Zeichnungen erscheint etwas anders als der der Nanninestäbe; sie erinnern vielmehr, insbesondere durch ihre schematische Gleichheit, ziemlich auffallend an die Figuren auf den zentralaustralisch en Tschuringa." (Weule 1915, p. 48) Translation OT: "Fig 4. in Table 1 is a sketch of a message stick collected at Ashburton River in West Australia, an area located rather far away from Nannine. The character of the drawings appears somewhat different from that of the Nannine sticks. The schematic drawings look much more like the figures that are typical for Central Australian Tjurungas."
Date Created: 1915
Notes on date created: terminus ante quem
Item type: image of a message stick (artefact missing)
State/Territory: WA
Notes on linguistic areas: The origin of the message stick is given as following: "Botenstab stammt vom Ashburton-Fluß in Westaustralien" (Weule 1915, p. 48) Translation OT: "the message stick comes from the Ashburton River in West Australia".
Coordinates: 21°44'15.399600"S,114°56'21.901200"E (-21.737611, 114.939417)
Notes on coordinates: Approximate coordinates for Ashburton River Mouth. Wikipedia: The Ashburton River is located within the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Shire of Ashburton is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, covering an area of 105,647 square kilometres. It is named after the Ashburton River.
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