Accession No
E 1903.14
Description
Message-stick decorated with a snake totem
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory
Period
Source
Harmer, John Reginald (Right Reverend Bishop of Adelaide) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1903.14; MAA: AR 1903.618
Cultural Affliation
Gnanji
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
10mm x 96mm
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card E 1903.14 reads [handwritten in black ink:] ‘D. The Rt. Rev. J.R. Harmer, D. D. R. 1903.618.’; [later addition handwritten in blue ballpoint:] The 3 in 1903.618 has been overwritten with a 4. 1903 appears to correspond with the annual report.; [later addition handwritten in black ink:] ‘Aus. S29. Bay 108’.; [handwritten in black ink on back of card:] ‘Aus S29’. Red circular sticker lower right corner of catalogue card. Transcribed from catalogue card as the object was not included on the database.
Event Date 15/4/2013
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Catalogue card E 1903.14 reads [handwritten in black ink:] ‘E. Australia. Gnanji tribe. 1903.14. Message-stick.’; [later addition handwritten in black ink:] ‘Central’ and ‘of stone, raddled. Snake totem’.; [later addition handwritten in pencil:] ‘Might be Central or Western.’; [later addition handwritten in blue ballpoint:] ‘a section of a small branch with an incised pattern of crosshatching.’ The former location crossed out and replaced with ‘Northern Territory’.; [later addition handwritten in pencil:] ‘probably needs to be transferred to NT box’.
Event Date 15/4/2013
Author: maa
FM:266944
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